Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (RFRL) is the nation's leading academic research center dedicated exclusively to the advancement of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Raspet is the only institute in the world designated both as the FAA's UAS Safety Research Facility and as official UAS Test Sites for both the FAA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Raspet conducts UAS research on behalf of federal agencies and commercial industry, and it remains a world leader in composite materials research. The Raspet Flight Research Laboratory consists of two building facilities located on the north end of Bryan Field (KSTF) in Starkville, Mississippi. Raspet Building #1 houses the Advanced Composites Institute in a 35,000 sq. ft. composites research and experimentation center. Raspet Building #2 houses the Raspet director, research staff, flight crew, aircraft assets, and all research and operational equipment in the 55,000 sq. ft. multi-use Raspet headquarters.