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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 105 - Lake Tahoe - March 2010
Agenda Location	9 SUBCOMMITTEE C -- AVIONICS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION 9.2 New Mexico State University UAS Test Range
Title	New Mexico State University UAS Test Range
Presenter	Stephen Hottman
Affiliation	New Mexico State University
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Abstract	New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory (NMSU/PSL) has operated the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center (TAAC) since 1999. It was formed to promote the safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) in February 2008 with NMSU, which formalized the establishment of a one-of-a-kind Flight Test Center (FTC), which is headquartered at the Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico. The CRDA takes advantage of southern New Mexico’s unique airspace conditions and NMSU’s considerable research, development, testing, and evaluation experience with UAS. By signing this, the FAA was stating that the FTC located at NMSU is the facility where government and private research, development, and testing of UAS will be conducted. Steve Hottman will discuss the progress made by the FTC in the past two years, some of the challenges they have faced, and the outlook for the future. Stephen Hottman is the Associate Dean for R&D/Deputy Director for New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory.