Raspet to lead UAS safety efforts

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University again is leading a major federal unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research, testing and development initiative. MSU’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory was recently designated as the Federal Aviation Administration’s UAS Safety Research Facility, placing the center as the helm of studying and developing safety and certification standards for UAS becoming more integrated in American airspace. Mississippi State’s “foundational work” with UAS has positioned Raspet to “help write the flight safety plan for this potentially transformational aspect of the aviation industry,” said MSU President Mark E. Keenum. Along with 25 partner universities and 100+ government agencies at the FAA’s UAS Center of Excellence, Raspet already conducts the vast majority of safety-related UAS research for civilian use. The research coalition is called the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). Raspet s the nation’s leading academic research center dedicated exclusively to the advancement of UAS. It is the only institute in the world designated both as the FAA’s UAS Safety Research Facility and as official UAS Test Sites for both the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security. (Source: MSU 06/23/20) https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2020/06/faa-selects-msus-raspet-flight-research-lab-lead-uas-safety-efforts