Aerospace Environment Protection Laboratory

Aerospace Environment Protection Laboratory

The Aerospace Environment Protection Laboratory (AEPL) at Brooks (formerly Brooks Air Force Base) in San Antonio, Texas, provides advanced research, development, testing, and evaluation services for altitude, thermal, and acceleration protection. KBR’s AEPL has led the industry in testing aircraft and personal high-altitude oxygen and protection systems for 60 years, and served customers like the Department of Defense and NASA. The aerospace physiologists, engineers, and technicians at AEPL bring extensive experience to assist customers throughout the research, test and evaluation process. KBR's Zero Harm values guide its proven record of safely conducting human performance research and testing life support systems for high-altitude, high-performance military, civil, and experimental aircraft.

Areas of Expertise

Health and Human Performance Evaluations

High Altitude, Thermal and G-Force Training

High-G Acceleration and Deceleration Training

Aeromedical Life Support Equipment Testing

Hands-On and Classroom Instruction

Aerospace Data Collection and Management

Centrifuge and High-Altitude Chamber Maintenance

Research Science and Medical Imaging Analysis

Customizable Scenario Testing

Health Research and Development

Why KBR?

AEPL’s cadre of highly experienced physiologists, psychologists, engineers and technicians provide science-based analysis and solutions to ensure safe operations in the aerospace environment.

Aerospace Training: KBR’s integrated facilities enable research, development, test and evaluation in conjunction with training in altitude, thermal and high G-force environments.
Human Performance: Count on KBR to support your needs with proven human performance program management, planning, data collection and data analysis capabilities.
Research, Test and Evaluation: AEPL simulates the altitudes and temperatures encountered during mountain operations, HALO/HAHO sky diving, commercial and military flying, as well as stratospheric ballooning. This includes environments up to 100,000+ feet equivalent altitude, - 70°F to 160°F and up to 99% humidity. Additionally, our human-rated centrifuge provides fast-jet and spacecraft acceleration testing and training up to +9Gz/x.