WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- An Ohio non-profit has been tapped by NASA to manage a competition for UAS technologies, particularly those for sensing and avoiding other aircraft. <\/p>\n
The competition is called the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airspace Operations Challenge and carries a prize of $500,000. <\/p>\n
\"Development Projects Inc. leads a technically diverse expert team to conduct this new NASA aeronautics-related challenge competition,\" said Larry Cooper, program executive for NASA's Centennial Challenges Program in Washington. <\/p>\n
\"We look forward to working with Development Projects to see this challenge provide advanced technologies and new entrants who will assist in the development of our nation's next generation airspace capabilities.\" <\/p>\n
Development Projects was selected from proposals solicited last year. It will finalize rules, conduct competition preparations and register competitors, who will include private companies, student groups and independent inventors. <\/p>\n
The first competition to demonstrate team entries is expected in May 2014. <\/p>\n
The NASA Aeronautics Research Institute at NASA's Ames Research Center in California is coordinating agency participation in the challenge on behalf of NASA's Space Technology and Aeronautics Research mission directorates. <\/p>\n
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