UAS in the NAS Technology Working Group Out-Brief

1. UAS in the NAS Technology Working GroupOut-Brief Suborbital Science Technical Roadmap

2. Outline • What We Did • Summary of Conclusions • Our proposal • How it benefits SMD

3. What We Did • Reviewed all 52 mission descriptions in the Civil UAV Capabilities Assessment, Appendix C and identified common characteristics. • Common characteristics were grouped in to categories that shared similar airspace access requirements. • A time line depicting ease of access was created based on projections of the current regulatory and technical environment. • Specific technical areas that would enable the largest set of mission characteristics were then identified.

4. Suborbital Science Program Technology Roadmap – UAS in the NAS – Most Common Missions Formation Flights Transition 2014-2016 International Airspace US Operations below FL180 Transition 2014-2016 Goal statement: Achieve access required to obtain full mission capabilities Night Missions Transition 2014-2016 Most Common Missions Transition 2010-2012 Loiter Missions Flight over Rural Populations Transition 2008-2010 Transition time from RED (very difficult) to YELLOW (Challenges which may lead to sub-optimal missions) to GREEN (full mission capability) 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2020

5. Technical Areas

6. Key Assumptions • DOD funds the UAS Airspace Integration Joint Integrated Product Team • Industry supports RTCA Special Committee (SC) 203 • FAA resources to fund technology development will not be forthcoming • FAA resources will focus on supporting COA applications for national priority missions (not science)

7. Our Proposal • Conduct a gap analysis of existing UAS NAS access plans in order to propose a multi-agency program to accelerate routine access by NASA UAS to perform Earth Science missions.

8. Resources Needed • Core team • Chuck Johnson DFRC • Mark Sumich ARC • Jeff Bauer DFRC • Jeff Schroeder ARC • Contractors as required • $30K for travel (no CS labor costs), $30K for contractors

9. Gap Analysis (Jan-April 08) • Evaluate current trajectory of existing access plans • FAA, DoD JIPT, RTCA SC-203 • ARMD ASP for UAS integration into NGATS • Identify areas of opportunity for accelerated access • Technology for DSA and C3 • Mission planning tools • Data collection and hazard/risk analysis • Estimate accelerated timelines for access following plan implementation

10. Partnership Potential • DHS • Urgent need for UAS access for anti-terrorism surveillance missions • Access requirements very similar to NASA’s • Low in-house expertise for creating UAS access solutions • NASA brings the knowledge, technical expertise and relationships • High levels of funding • ARMD • Leverage existing ARMD work in support of JPDO • This work addresses almost identical issues for transport class aircraft in the future air transportation system

11. Program Advocacy (May-Nov 08) • Present a proposal to DHS for a joint program to accelerate access to the NAS • NASA contributions • Center, SMD and ARMD personnel • UAS platforms • DHS contributions • Bulk of the required program funding • Obtain a commitment from DHS to pursue a joint program or not

12. The Joint NASA/DHS Program Elements • Detailed planning effort • Better estimates of cost, schedule and resource requirements (6-12 months) • Development of FAA-approved requirements for accelerated access • Development of solutions • Technologies, procedures, etc. • Data collection to validate solutions to FAA

13. Benefit to SMD • A joint program leverages NASA expertise and DHS funding • Creates a common set of solutions to satisfy agency-wide UAS mission requirements • ARMD Airspace System Program involvement ensures an approach that will be compatible with the emerging NGATS • Takes advantage of NASA’s capability to self-certify UAS airworthiness • No need to wait for FAA-approved civil/commercial solutions