IEEE Aerospace Conference 2023
Event website: https://aeroconf.org
KBR is proud to present its achievements at the IEEE Aerospace Conference 2023! Five KBR employees from the Human Physiology, Performance, Protection, and Operations (H-3PO) Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center will be sharing their peer-reviewed papers and presentations in several technical areas supporting NASA’s Artemis program, the space agency’s historic initiative to return to the lunar surface. Throughout the conference, KBR presenters will discuss a variety of technical areas, such as:
- Next-generation spacesuits and our consideration of possible injuries and injury mechanisms that could occur in the suit during upcoming lunar missions
- How physiological data can be used to understand and estimate the physical demand to complete exploration EVA tasks successfully
- How a greater understanding of the sex-specific adaptation to space travel will help determine the development of appropriate countermeasures for minimizing risk and maintaining health of all astronauts
We invite all attendees to join us at the various technical sessions and connect with our space professionals. A full list of paper details and schedule of events can be found here. KBR speakers and paper topics include:
SUNDAY, March 5 at 4:30 PM MT: “A Preliminary Assessment of Physical Demand during Simulated Lunar Surface Extravehicular Activities” by KBR’s Taylor Schlotman
SUNDAY, March 5 at 4:55 PM MT: “Development of an Inertial Sensor-Based Methodology for Spacesuited Lunar Geology Task Assessments” by KBR’s Kyoung Jae Kim
WEDNESDAY, March 8 at 8:30 AM MT: “The Effects of Space Flight and Microgravity Exposure on Female Astronaut Health and Performance” by KBR’s Nicole Strock
WEDNESDAY, March 8 at 10:10 AM MT: “Human Thermal Analysis of Traverse and Geology Tasks During Simulated Lunar Extravehicular Activity” by KBR’s Bradley Hoffmann
WEDNESDAY, March 8 at 10:35 AM MT: “Development of the Suited Injury Modes and Effects Analysis for Identification of Top Injury Risks in Lunar Missions and Training” by KBR’s Teresa Reiber
KBR has provided mission-critical space support services to NASA and other customers for more than 60 years. It currently operates at 11 NASA centers and facilities and is one of the world’s largest human spaceflight support organizations.
Learn more about KBR’s industry-leading spaceflight services:
- KBR to Support $3.5B Next-Generation Spacesuit Development for Return to the Moon
- Unveiling the Universe: KBR Experts Aid Key 2021 Space Research Missions to Benefit Humanity
- KBR Personnel Play Key Roles in NASA’s New Solar Arrays
- KBR Manages Spacesuits for Historic Female Spacewalk
- MSOC – Supporting Human Spaceflight Missions and Training
- IMOC II – Human Spaceflight Integrated Mission Operations
- ESOC – Extravehicular Activity Space Operations Contract
- HHPC – Astronaut Health and Human Performance