The LSUASC test site was established in response to an FAA initiative to integrate UAS into the national airspace. The test site and its test ranges across Texas and the nation were designed by former FAA air-traffic control experts, according to FAA requirements for certificates of authorization (COA) and the screening information request (SIR) that solicited test-site proposals from public entities in February 2013. www.lsuasc.tamucc.edu