UAS in the NAS
Editor’s note: The UAS in the NAS project was concluded in September 2020. This material is being kept online for historical purposes, but it will no longer be updated as of May 5, 2021.
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) project provided research findings to reduce technical barriers associated with integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System utilizing integrated system level tests in a relevant environment.
A Story for Axel: Big Ideas for Better Air Mobility with Drones of all Sizes
In this essay from 2021 — which was originally presented as a three-part web feature — NASA Aeronautics’ senior writer Jim Banke tells his newborn grandson, Axel, the story of how two recently concluded major air traffic management research projects by NASA will help achieve a long-held vision for the future of aviation.
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UAS in the NAS
Read the stories that tell about NASA's work in the UAS in the NAS Project.
Five state and local government entities have signed agreements with NASA’s aeronautical innovators to work together in considering how emerging…
In this essay from 2021 — which was originally presented as a three-part web feature — NASA Aeronautics’ senior writer…
This is the final part of a three-part series in which NASA Aeronautics’ senior writer Jim Banke tells his newborn…
This is the second of a three-part series in which NASA Aeronautics’ senior writer Jim Banke tells his newborn grandson,…
This is the first of a three-part series in which NASA Aeronautics’ senior writer Jim Banke tells his newborn grandson,…
In June and August 2020, researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California conducted Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight tests…
During the fall of 2019, a trio of free webinars were presented by NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and the…
NASA has signed contracts with three industry partners in a bid to demonstrate progress in the use and eventual certification…
NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission…
Editor’s note: The UAS in the NAS project was concluded in September 2020. This material is being kept online for…
As the wheels of NASA’s Ikhana Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) touched down on Thursday, June 30, a two-month flight test…
Editor’s note: The UAS in the NAS project was concluded in September 2020. This material is being kept online for…
