Patch: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration in the National Airspace System (NAS)
Title: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration in the National Airspace System (NAS), AFRC version
Designer: Mark Pestana
Year it was designed: 2011 and first generated in 2012
Explanation or story behind the patch: The patch shows an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) integrating with manned aircraft in the FAA controlled National Airspace System (NAS). The patch also shows all four of the NASA Aeronautic centers working on the project.
For more information on the UAS in the NAS, click https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-075-DFRC.html