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ASTM International is hosting its 2023 4 th Annual Autonomy in Aviation Symposium, organized by ASTM’s autonomy design and operations in aviation administrative committee (AC377) . The symposium will be held Nov. 6, 2023, at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, CA, prior to the committee meetings for ASTM’s unmanned aircraft systems committee (F38). ASTM AC377 promotes collaboration among…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Symposia Contact:, Tessa Sulkes-Llewelyn, tel +1.610.832.9677; tsulkes@astm.org Release #11711 ###
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ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) committee ( F38 ) has approved a new subcommittee on infrastructure. The mission of the new subcommittee (F38.04) is to identify, evaluate, and establish best practices for the design, construction, and maintenance of UAS infrastructure. This included landing and takeoff zones, charging and refueling stations, and date communications systems. "…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11696 ###
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ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft systems committee (F38) has awarded its 2023 Michael Glasgow Award to Andrew Thurling, vice president of airspace innovation at DroneUp, LLC. Thurling was recognized for his outstanding leadership of committee F38 in bringing government, industry, academia, federally funded research and development centers, and other standards bodies together in his work on…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel+1.610.832.9602; goreilly@astm.org Release #11687 ###
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ASTM International’s commercial spaceflight committee ( https://www.astm.org/get-involved/technical-committees/committee-f47 F47 ) is developing a proposed standard ( https://www.astm.org/workitem-wk86387 WK86387 ) that introduces a new practice for safe operating practices in space for space fission reactors used for nuclear power and propulsion. “The proposed application relates to the design…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11682 ###
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ASTM International’s commercial spaceflight committee ( F47 ) has approved a new standard that will aid spaceports in developing descriptions of their sites and capabilities, including location and contact information. The new standard will soon be published as F3610. According to ASTM member Mark Greby, the standard will lead to spaceport descriptions that will provide potential customers and…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11663 ###
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ASTM International’s security systems and equipment committee ( F12 ) has developed and approved several standards designed to assess the performance of security screening technologies. These standards cover three different types of metal detectors: hand-worn ( F3020 ), hand-held ( F3278 ), and walk-through ( F3566 ). The committee also approved a practice for conformity assessment of metal…, Verification Program Contact, : Anna Seiple, tel +1.703.930.0971; aseiple@seinet.org Release #11650 ###
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ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft systems committee ( F38 ) is developing a proposed standard that will help identify communications security principles and relevant frameworks for securing ad hoc uncrewed aircraft system communications. ASTM member Drew Van Duren says that the proposed standard ( WK84631 ) will identify and describe a tailorable approach to securing aircraft-to-anything (…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11625 ###
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ASTM International’s metallic and inorganic coatings committee ( B08 ) has developed a new standard that describes a test method for testing abrasion resistance of hard anodic coatings. These coatings have applications in many industries, including aerospace, food processing, and firefighting, among others. The new standard, which will soon be published as B1023, describes how the Taber abraser…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Jennifer Tursi, tel +1.610.832.9653; jtursi@astm.org Release #11531, ###
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A new ASTM International standard supports the design of civil vertiports and vertistops. The standard ( F3423 ) is the result of a five-year effort by ASTM’s unmanned aircraft systems committee ( F38 ). A vertiport is a section of land, water, or structure intended for either manned or unmanned vertical takeoff and landing of aircraft, along with the associated buildings and facilities. A…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11524 ###
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Registration is now open for ASTM International’s 3 rd Annual Autonomy in Aviation Symposium, to be held Oct. 18, 2022, at The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Louisiana, USA). The event is sponsored by ASTM’s autonomy design and operations in aviation administrative committee (AC377). ASTM AC377 promotes collaboration among a variety of aviation stakeholders aimed at improving safety and efficiency…, Symposium Contact:, Tessa Sulkes-Llewelyn, tel +1.610.832.9677; tsulkes@astm.org Release #11499 ###,