A grounded look at how lunar images are made, supported, and kept mission ready.
The episode follows the work behind lunar imaging, moving from astronaut photography aboard Orion to the KBR specialists who help NASA line up the right shot.

KBR engineers and experts unpack wind energy, Artemis imagery, and cybersecurity compliance.
In Orbit: A KBR Podcast is an interview series produced by engineering and government-services firm KBR that features conversations with KBR employees, technical fellows, and outside experts about engineering, energy, and science topics tied to the company's work. Episodes cover subjects such as offshore and onshore wind energy, spaceflight imagery and astronaut training for NASA's Artemis program, cybersecurity compliance frameworks like CMMC for defense contractors, and employee-led sustainability and STEM outreach programs. Host John interviews a rotating set of subject-matter experts, often KBR staff, about the technical, policy, and human dimensions of their work. The show blends corporate case studies with broader science and engineering explainers aimed at a general audience.
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In Orbit: A KBR Podcast is a single-host interview show produced by KBR, Inc., with John conducting most conversations. Guests are typically KBR engineers, technical fellows, and program leads, alongside occasional outside partners such as consultancy specialists. Episodes function as explainer-style interviews: a guest walks through a technical or programmatic topic in depth, and the host asks clarifying and framing questions for a lay audience. Recurring subject areas include renewable energy (wind farm engineering, offshore/onshore turbines, grid integration), space operations (spaceflight imagery, astronaut training, Artemis missions, NASA collaboration), defense and cybersecurity compliance (CMMC, NIST 800-171, supply-chain security for contractors), and corporate sustainability/community programs (ocean literacy education, STEM outreach, employee volunteering). The tone is educational and informational rather than casual banter, with guests presenting data points, historical context, and technical detail on their subject. Episodes run roughly 25 to 40 minutes. The show appears aimed at showcasing KBR's engineering work and workforce as much as covering the underlying science, so it functions partly as corporate content and partly as a general engineering/science interview show. Listeners get exposure to niche technical fields (wind turbine design, spacecraft camera systems, regulatory compliance frameworks) explained by practitioners rather than journalists. There is no indication of a co-host, panel format, or narrative/documentary structure — it is consistently one-on-one interviews.
Made for: Listeners interested in engineering, energy, and aerospace topics explained by practitioners, including current or prospective KBR employees and partners.
What sets it apart: A corporate-produced interview show that draws its guests almost entirely from one engineering firm's own technical staff and programs rather than outside industry voices.
Though produced by KBR, this series is for anyone and everyone, inside or outside our business. We speak to some of the world’s foremost experts about the great challenges facing humankind today and about solutions to those challenges — what they are, how they work, the people who are creating them, and why they’re important for people like YOU! That’s because whatever the topic, our main focus is people. Our goal is to connect, educate, inform and inspire.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
In Orbit makes large technical programs understandable by connecting engineering requirements, operational constraints, and practical decisions.
John approaches complex technology through interviews that keep returning to implementation: what a system must do, where it can fail, and how technical decisions affect real operations.
A lunar camera needs radiation fixes, and your phone camera suddenly has it easy.
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A grounded look at how lunar images are made, supported, and kept mission ready.
The episode follows the work behind lunar imaging, moving from astronaut photography aboard Orion to the KBR specialists who help NASA line up the right shot.
A clear look at how KBR One Ocean links ocean literacy, community ties, and STEM interest.
The piece follows KBR One Ocean from its early push to help young people think about ocean health and science-based ways to fight pollution, then widens the lens to ocean pollution and other human-caused environmental problems.
A clear primer on wind power within the larger conversation about grids, security, and the energy mix.
This episode frames wind energy through the larger questions that matter around it: energy security, grid design, and the tradeoffs that come with renewables.
A measured look at cybersecurity compliance that shows why outside review can catch the gaps self-assessment misses.
This episode keeps cyber risk grounded in day-to-day operations, moving from identity theft and state-sponsored attacks to the practical work of meeting U.S. Department of Defense requirements.
A disciplined look at systems engineering and digital engineering, focused on turning data into earlier, better decisions.
Systems engineering sits at the center here, with Tara Shiflett presenting KBR’s work through digital engineering, standardization, and modeling systems that help teams see where documentation and reality diverge.




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In Orbit opens by welcoming listeners back to the show and turning to a major space moment: four astronauts have just completed a lunar flyby, the first time humankind has been back to the moon in 50 years.
John opens with a warm welcome and a clear purpose.
John opens season six with a friendly welcome and reminds listeners that In Orbit is a KBR production for people inside or outside the business.
In Orbit turns to commercial cybersecurity with a steady, plainspoken tone.
John returns with all new season five episodes and speaks with Tara Shiflett, Chief of Technology with KBR's Defense and Technology Solutions business unit within KBR Mission Technology Solutions, about systems engineering.
This episode features an interview with Kelsey Livesay from KBR discussing her roles in NASA's Artemis program and the International Space Station, focusing on preparations for lunar missions.