KBR Signs Letter of Intent to Develop Spaceflight Food Lab at Exploration Park Near Johnson Space Center
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has signed a letter of intent with ACMI Properties to develop a 45,000 square-foot human spaceflight food laboratory at NASA's Exploration Park, adjacent to Johnson Space Center. The facility will focus on designing, testing, validating, producing, and integrating tailorable astronaut food systems for the growing commercial low-Earth orbit (LEO) industry.
The laboratory will serve as a critical resource for NASA and its provider community, delivering food solutions optimized for human performance during spaceflight missions. The facility will support various mission models and durations, with applications extending to LEO, Moon, and Mars missions. Beyond human spaceflight programs, the facility will also target solutions for advanced food safety, packaging, and lifecycle management in extreme environments.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) ha firmato una lettera di intenti con ACMI Properties per sviluppare un laboratorio alimentare per voli spaziali umani di 45.000 piedi quadrati presso il NASA's Exploration Park, adiacente al Johnson Space Center. La struttura sarà dedicata alla progettazione, al test, alla validazione, alla produzione e all'integrazione di sistemi alimentari personalizzabili per astronauti, destinati al crescente settore commerciale dell'orbita terrestre bassa (LEO).
Il laboratorio fungerà da risorsa fondamentale per NASA e la sua comunità di fornitori, offrendo soluzioni alimentari ottimizzate per le prestazioni umane durante le missioni spaziali. La struttura supporterà diversi modelli e durate di missione, con applicazioni che si estendono a missioni in LEO, sulla Luna e su Marte. Oltre ai programmi di voli spaziali umani, il laboratorio si concentrerà anche su soluzioni avanzate per la sicurezza alimentare, il packaging e la gestione del ciclo di vita in ambienti estremi.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) ha firmado una carta de intenciones con ACMI Properties para desarrollar un laboratorio de alimentos para vuelos espaciales humanos de 45,000 pies cuadrados en el Exploration Park de la NASA, junto al Johnson Space Center. La instalación se centrará en diseñar, probar, validar, producir e integrar sistemas alimentarios personalizables para astronautas, dirigidos a la creciente industria comercial de la órbita terrestre baja (LEO).
El laboratorio servirá como un recurso clave para la NASA y su comunidad de proveedores, proporcionando soluciones alimentarias optimizadas para el rendimiento humano durante las misiones espaciales. La instalación apoyará diversos modelos y duraciones de misión, con aplicaciones que se extienden a misiones en LEO, la Luna y Marte. Además de los programas de vuelos espaciales humanos, el laboratorio también abordará soluciones avanzadas para la seguridad alimentaria, el envasado y la gestión del ciclo de vida en entornos extremos.
KBR (NYSE: KBR)는 ACMI Properties와 NASA의 Exploration Park에 위치한 존슨 우주 센터 인근에 45,000평방피트 규모의 인간 우주 비행 식품 연구소를 개발하기 위한 의향서를 체결했습니다. 이 시설은 성장하는 상업용 저지구궤도(LEO) 산업을 위한 맞춤형 우주비행사 식품 시스템의 설계, 테스트, 검증, 생산 및 통합에 중점을 둘 예정입니다.
이 연구소는 NASA와 그 공급자 커뮤니티에 중요한 자원으로서 우주 비행 임무 중 인간의 성능을 최적화한 식품 솔루션을 제공할 것입니다. 이 시설은 다양한 임무 모델과 기간을 지원하며, LEO, 달, 화성 임무에 적용될 예정입니다. 인간 우주 비행 프로그램을 넘어, 이 시설은 극한 환경에서의 고급 식품 안전, 포장 및 수명 주기 관리 솔루션도 목표로 합니다.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) a signé une lettre d'intention avec ACMI Properties pour développer un laboratoire alimentaire de 45 000 pieds carrés dédié aux vols spatiaux habités au NASA Exploration Park, adjacent au Johnson Space Center. L'installation se concentrera sur la conception, le test, la validation, la production et l'intégration de systèmes alimentaires personnalisables pour astronautes, destinés à l'industrie commerciale croissante en orbite terrestre basse (LEO).
Le laboratoire servira de ressource essentielle pour la NASA et sa communauté de fournisseurs, en fournissant des solutions alimentaires optimisées pour la performance humaine lors des missions spatiales. L'installation soutiendra divers modèles et durées de mission, avec des applications s'étendant à LEO, la Lune et Mars. Au-delà des programmes de vols spatiaux habités, le laboratoire ciblera également des solutions avancées pour la sécurité alimentaire, l'emballage et la gestion du cycle de vie dans des environnements extrêmes.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) hat eine Absichtserklärung mit ACMI Properties unterzeichnet, um ein 45.000 Quadratfuß großes Lebensmittel-Labor für bemannte Raumfahrt im NASA Exploration Park neben dem Johnson Space Center zu entwickeln. Die Einrichtung wird sich auf die Entwicklung, Prüfung, Validierung, Produktion und Integration anpassbarer Astronautennahrungssysteme für die wachsende kommerzielle Niedrigerdumlaufbahn (LEO)-Industrie konzentrieren.
Das Labor wird eine wichtige Ressource für die NASA und ihre Anbietercommunity darstellen und Lebensmittel-Lösungen liefern, die für die menschliche Leistungsfähigkeit während Raumfahrtmissionen optimiert sind. Die Einrichtung wird verschiedene Missionsmodelle und -dauern unterstützen, mit Anwendungen für LEO-, Mond- und Marsmissionen. Über bemannte Raumfahrtprogramme hinaus wird die Einrichtung auch Lösungen für fortschrittliche Lebensmittelsicherheit, Verpackung und Lebenszyklusmanagement in extremen Umgebungen anstreben.
- Strategic location adjacent to NASA's Johnson Space Center
- Expansion into growing commercial space food systems market
- Potential for multiple revenue streams from LEO, Moon, and Mars missions
- Diversification of services into advanced food safety and packaging solutions
- Only a letter of intent signed, not a final agreement
- Significant investment required for 45,000 square-foot facility
- Dependent on growth of commercial space industry
Insights
KBR's new space food lab demonstrates strategic expansion into commercial space, positioning for growth in the emerging LEO market.
KBR's letter of intent to develop a 45,000 square-foot spaceflight food laboratory represents a calculated strategic expansion in the commercial space sector. This facility aims to serve the growing commercial low-Earth orbit (LEO) industry with specialized food systems for human spaceflight missions.
The timing is significant as the commercial space sector transitions from early development to operational maturity. With multiple commercial space stations planned for deployment later this decade, KBR is positioning itself in a specialized niche that leverages its 60+ years of human spaceflight expertise while expanding beyond traditional government contracting.
The facility's location adjacent to Johnson Space Center creates valuable operational synergies and potential partnership opportunities with NASA and other aerospace companies. This proximity to NASA's primary human spaceflight center gives KBR significant logistical and collaborative advantages in developing and testing spaceflight food systems.
The scope extends beyond basic nutrition to comprehensive human performance support across all mission phases. By addressing behavioral health alongside physical nutrition, KBR is targeting a holistic approach to astronaut wellbeing that could differentiate their offerings in the marketplace.
While financial details and timeline weren't disclosed in this early-stage announcement, the initiative signals KBR's commitment to diversifying its space portfolio beyond traditional engineering services and government contracts toward commercial space applications with recurring revenue potential.
HOUSTON, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR), a leader in human spaceflight expertise for more than 60 years, has signed a letter of intent with ACMI Properties to grow KBR’s commercial space capabilities including a human spaceflight food laboratory at NASA’s Exploration Park, adjacent to Johnson Space Center. The 45,000 square-foot, Houston-based facility would serve the growing commercial low-Earth orbit (LEO) industry where tailorable astronaut food systems and solutions will be designed, tested, validated, produced, and integrated into customer mission environments.
“This KBR-led capability is expected to serve as a critical resource for NASA and its provider community by delivering safe, expertly developed food solutions tailored for human performance on spaceflight missions,” said Mark Kavanaugh, KBR President, Defense, Intel and Space. “Our commitment to fulfilling and exceeding all human performance needs—including behavioral health and performance—will be at the forefront of this endeavor and will provide a level of integration across all pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight mission phases that serves a multitude of mission models, durations, and complexities.”
KBR is committed to supporting the space industry with safe and expert-developed food systems, enhancing human performance, and promoting the well-being of astronauts and space professionals. With a strategic location at NASA’s Exploration Park, and in collaboration with ACMI Properties who specialize in building mission critical infrastructure, KBR expects to set new benchmarks along with the co-located Exploration Park innovators feeding the needs of LEO, Moon, and Mars providers as humanity pursues destiny.
In addition to supporting human spaceflight programs, the facility is targeting applications that supply goods, services, or technologies where advanced food safety, packaging, and lifecycle management solutions for humans in extreme and performance-driven environments are key considerations for mission success.
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The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the company’s letter of intent with ACMI Properties and the development and capabilities of the proposed facility, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond the company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, which discuss some of the important risks, uncertainties and assumptions that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Due to such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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