Senate Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From FAA on New Entrants in National Airspace
"We are pleased to appear before you today to discuss the integration of commercial space transportation operations and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). For the
Commercial Space Transportation Overview
"The
"The commercial space transportation industry in
Streamlining the Commercial Space Transportation Regulatory Program
"
"Although these separate regulatory parts and requirements satisfied the need of the commercial space transportation industry at the time they were issued, the industry has changed and continues to evolve. The
Keeping Pace with Technological Advancements
"The pace at which the commercial space transportation industry continues to change has resulted in an increase in both the complexity and the workload for AST. Today's environment has required the
"Other structural changes for AST were recently mandated by
"Additionally, as part of AST's continual effort to improve the future of space transportation, we continue to engage with our partners in academia, industry, and government on research and development related efforts related to regulatory streamlining, space policy, finance, safety, and innovation. For example, since
Integration of Commercial Space into the National Airspace System (NAS)
"Of the many challenges the
"We are actively working on multiple initiatives to develop potential solutions to the issue of how commercial space transportation will grow within the NAS alongside commercial and general aviation. We are working with the
"
"Additionally, AST continues its work with the
"The
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Overview
"The steady development and expansion of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has created a dynamic change in aviation that we have not seen since the dawn of the jet age. The
"The new dynamics that UAS bring to the NAS redoubles our focus on the safety of all aircraft operations as the
UAS Rulemaking
"The
"Additionally, in
UAS Remote Identification
"
"Remote identification is fundamental to both safety and security of drone operations. Remote identification will be necessary for routine beyond visual line-of-sight operations and operations over people, package delivery, operations in congested areas, and for the continued safe operation of all aircraft in shared airspace. It will also be foundational for the advancement of automated passenger or cargo-carrying air transportation--what is often referred to as Urban Air Mobility. From a security perspective, remote identification would enable us to connect a drone to its control station location. With universal remote identification, the
UAS Integration Pilot Program
"In
"The
"The experience gained and the data collected from the IPP will help ensure
UAS Integration into the NAS
"The
"LAANC is an important foundational step in the implementation of UAS Traffic Management (UTM). Overall, UTM is essentially a set of concepts and tools being developed by the
"The
"Additionally, the
Conclusion
"Throughout our history, the
"This concludes our statement. We would be happy to respond to any questions you may have."
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Footnotes:
6 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-memorandum-secretary-transportation/
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