Pictured is one of the drones being tested at the Federal
Aviation Administration Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site in New York
during NASA’s three-week UAS Traffic Management flight campaign.
Credits: NUAIR Alliance/Eric Miller
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NASA’s three-week national campaign to further test and refine its
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) technologies
continues, and media are invited to see these technologies in action Tuesday,
June 6, at four Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test sites across the
country.
The campaign, known as Technology Capability Level 2, began May
15, and focuses on flying small, remotely-operated aircraft, or drones, beyond
the pilot’s line of sight in sparsely populated areas to demonstrate, evaluate
and refine functional designs and UTM technology prototypes.
Media attending the demonstrations will be able to talk with
engineers, ask questions and, at some sites, watch an actual drone flight
demonstration. All times listed below are EDT.
NASA's Ames Research Center, in California's Silicon Valley, will
host media at the center's UTM Laboratory, which coordinates the test sites
across the country. Representatives from NASA, the FAA, industry and test sites
will explain UTM technologies in front of the UTM master display wall. To attend,
media should contact Darryl Waller at 650-604-2675 or darryl.e.waller@nasa.gov by June 5,
and arrive at 1 p.m. June 6 at Ames’ Airspace Operations Lab (Bldg. N262) in
Moffett Field, California.
To attend at the New York test site event, media must contact
these individuals by 1 p.m. June 5, and arrive at 592 Hangar Road in Rome by
9:30 a.m. June 6:
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Phil Vanno,
315-798-5800, pvanno@ocgov.net
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Chad Lawrence,
315-736-4171, clawrence@ocgov.net
For media in North Dakota, contact one of the following people by
June 6, and arrive at Robin Hall, located at 4275 University Ave. in Grand
Forks by 11 a.m. June 6:
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Jesse Bradley,
701-328-5300, jhbradley@nd.gov
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Nick Flom, 701/777-6940,
nflom@nd.gov
Media can attend tests in Texas by contacting Casandra Lorentson
at 361-945-2771, 361-825-4039 or casandra.lorentson@tamucc.edu
by 6 p.m. June 5, and arrive at the Charles R. Johnson Airport in Port
Mansfield by 11:30 a.m. June 6.
Media in Alaska must contact the following people by 5 p.m. June
5, and arrive at 903 Koyukuk Drive in Fairbanks by 2 p.m. June 6:
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Lea Gardine,
907-474-7664, lagardine@alaska.edu
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Lynda McGilvary,
907-474-7863, lmmcgilvary@alaska.edu
The FAA test site at Virginia Tech is unable to support a media
event at this time. However, they have UTM project materials and b-roll of
flight tests to share with local media and an option to conduct subject matter
expert interviews by appointment. To receive these materials or schedule an
interview, contact Eleanor Nelsen at 540-231-2761 or enelsen@vt.edu.
Because these test ranges have been reserved for the UTM flight
campaign, no additional drones may be brought to the test site during this
time.
NASA Ames will also host a Facebook Live event featuring UTM
researchers on June 6 at 6 p.m. To watch the event live, visit:
For information about NASA aeronautics, visit:
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