- KBR (KBR, Financial) supports Axiom Mission 4 with ISS systems and medical training.
- First-time embedding of four flight controllers in Axiom Space's mission control center.
- Continues KBR's legacy of participating in private astronaut missions since 1968.
KBR (KBR) successfully contributed to the launch and execution of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), marking the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station that the company has supported. The mission highlights KBR's enhanced role in commercial spaceflight, with comprehensive International Space Station systems and medical training provided to the four Ax-4 crew members for their two-week journey.
In a significant advancement for KBR, the company embedded four flight controllers within Axiom Space's mission control center. This involvement ensures real-time operational support, demonstrating KBR's deepening integration into the private space sector. This mission builds on the company's history of supporting Axiom Missions 1, 2, and 3.
Mark Kavanaugh, KBR's President of Defense, Intel, and Space, noted that the company is proud to continue its mission of supporting NASA and commercial partners in broadening the horizons of human space exploration. This mission underlines KBR's growing influence and reliability as a partner in human spaceflight operations.
Ax-4 launched on June 25, reaffirming KBR's longstanding tradition of contributing to private astronaut missions, a legacy that dates back to 1968. KBR has collaborated with every U.S. astronaut since then, offering training, health services, mission operations, and extravehicular support, under NASA's Integrated Mission Operations Contract III (IMOC III) and Health and Human Performance Contract (HHPC).
