Paragon Space Development Corp. Paragon wins NASA contracts, named HALO partner Gets two NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards; added to Northrop Grumman team for Gateway Habitation and Logistics Outpost. Paragon Space Development Corp. has been awarded new work under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research ( SBIR) program. Paragon's two awards, for a total of $1.5 million under this program, are to further develop two specific technologies: ISRU Collector of Ice in a Cold Lunar Environment (ICICLE) and Mechanical-compression Aerobot for extended Range Venus ExpLoration (MARVEL). ICICLE is an In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) platform dedicated to advancing human spaceflight operations into deep space and establishing a long-term human presence on the moon and Mars. ICICLE is designed to support the generation of potable water by simultaneously collecting and purifying water vapor from lunar ice collected via a wide range of lunar ice mining techniques.