{"id":284182,"date":"2021-02-05T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-473065"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:53:11","slug":"nasa-offers-guidance-for-drone-use-viewing-antares-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/wallops\/nasa-offers-guidance-for-drone-use-viewing-antares-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Offers Guidance for Drone Use Viewing Antares Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"View of a drone from the ground flying in the sky.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/srs_drone_photo.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">File photo of a small drone.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">SRS<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Drone operators are being urged to exercise caution if using their aircraft to view the Antares rocket launch and avoid flying over the public and NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drones, also called unmanned aerial systems (UAS), should not fly over NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility property, the marsh areas between Wallops Island and the mainland, or over the Atlantic Ocean east of Wallops Island. A Temporary Flight Restriction and other Special Use Airspace will be activated by the Federal Aviation Administration. Fines and penalties are applicable and will be enforced.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be several thousand people in the area viewing the launch. Public safety is paramount and drones should not be flown over crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wallops Range is committed to making sure that the viewing public is safe and that drones do not pose a threat to the success and safety of launch operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Links to FAA fact sheets for UAS pilots:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recreational UAS Pilot (Hobbyist)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/recreational_fliers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/recreational_fliers\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/recreational_fliers\/where_can_i_fly\/airspace_restrictions\/flying_near_airports\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/recreational_fliers\/where_can_i_fly\/airspace_restrictions\/flying_near_airports\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pilot Handbook (32MB just for chap 14)<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/regulations_policies\/handbooks_manuals\/aviation\/phak\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/regulations_policies\/handbooks_manuals\/aviation\/phak\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart phone applications for UAS pilots can be found in the App Store:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>B4UFLY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AIRMAP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These applications show Special Use Airspace and let the pilot know whether they can fly and what approvals they need at their location.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wallops\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Wallops Flight Facility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PJH_9548-Web.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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Northrop Grumman\u2019s 14th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver nearly 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. 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