NAMS-2’s collaborative traffic management for unmanned aircraft systems (UAs) and upper Class E space extends NASA’s UAS urban traffic management R&D. It involves working with the Federal Aviation Administration and industry to enable collaborative traffic management with the completion of UTM research, including beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and transfer UTM technology and industry standards development.
NASA is also developing a new traffic management system for Upper Class E airspace (operations that take place over 60,000 feet), known as ETM, and Space Traffic Management (STM) to enable better coordination of U.S. launches with commercial aviation operations.
In preparation for future operations in this airspace, the research is identifying additional use cases supporting the integration of these novel operations with traditional air traffic control operations.