NASA Plans Airstrip For Unmanned Planes At Wallops

ATLANTIC, VA

NASA plans to build an airstrip for unmanned planes on the north end of Wallops Island.

A public meeting on the proposed airstrip is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Wallops Island Flight Facility's visitor center.

NASA says the airstrip's orientation would be different than the existing strip. That would allow Unmanned Aerial Systems planes to take advantage of prevailing winds.

NASA says larger and heavier unmanned planes could operate from Wallops Island.

The proposed airstrip also would resolve range use conflicts between rockets and the unmanned planes.

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