Services for Ongoing Assessment of Risk (SOAR)

The Longbow Group, LLC (LONGBOW), with Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc. (DHWA) as a subcontractor, will demonstrate the feasibility of developing key components of a future In-Time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS) and commercializing those components as IASMS Services, Functions, and Capabilities (SFCs) within one or more Supplemental Data Service Providers (SDSPs) supporting Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management

SOAR will directly support NASA programs/projects related to UAS/eVTOL safety and risk mitigation, particularly the AOSP System Wide Safety (SWS) initiative including NASA’s planned Safety Demonstrator Series (SDS) and NASA's UAS SuperVolo program related to Aerial Wildfire Response. SOAR would also benefit programs involved in human-autonomy teaming (e.g., the HAT Lab), providing a prognostic decision-making tool for humans to monitor, assess and mitigate operational safety risks. With FAA recognition as a Risk Assessment and Mitigation tool for UAS/eVTOL operations, the market opportunity for a fully developed SOAR, as a stand-alone SDSP or as part of a scalable, expandable end-to-end PEGASUS Urban Air Services platform, are excellent and valuable for Security, Disaster Relief, Search & Rescue, air cargo logistics and air taxi companies to gain regulatory approvals for their safety cases.

This is a mature technology (TRL 7+) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

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