James Reuter, deputy associate administrator for Programs within NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, speaks with members of the Foster+Partners | Branch Technology team of Chattanooga, Tenn., Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at Caterpillar, Inc.'s Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center in Peoria, Ill. NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is advancing the additive construction technology needed to create sustainable housing for deep space exploration. Teams are competing in Phase 2: Level 3, for $500,000 in prize money. Teams have to 3D-print structural habitat pieces that will be crush-tested

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James Reuter, deputy associate administrator for Programs within NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, speaks with members of the Foster+Partners | Branch Technology team of Chattanooga, Tenn., Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at Caterpillar, Inc.'s Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center in Peoria, Ill. NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is advancing the additive construction technology needed to create sustainable housing for deep space exploration. Teams are competing in Phase 2: Level 3, for $500,000 in prize money. Teams have to 3D-print structural habitat pieces that will be crush-tested and evaluated, and teams will be awarded prize money for successful completion of competition objectives. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

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