KBR and Axiom Space successfully completed the first uncrewed thermal vacuum test of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit Pressure Garment, which is designed to support astronauts during the Artemis III mission, the first crewed lunar landing in more than 50 years. The test simulated the vacuum and extreme temperatures of space to evaluate the spacesuit’s thermal performance and advanced materials. This milestone marks a critical next step in collecting data on how the suit will endure the harsh environment on the Moon. It is the first in a series of increasingly complex tests as Axiom Space moves toward the suit qualification phase with NASA. The KBR and Axiom Space team has completed the first dual-suit run at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), is completing the final integration testing in the NBL and has achieved over 700 hours of crewed pressurized time in the spacesuit. The thermal vacuum test was conducted inside the thermal vacuum chamber at KBR’s Aerospace Environment Protection Laboratory in San Antonio, TX. The KBR and Axiom Space teams worked side by side to enable this integral test from concept to execution in less than 1 month. KBR’s role in this achievement is part of the Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services contract, which supports development of the next-generation spacesuit.

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