# NASA’s Research Efforts and Management of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (IG-17-025)
> **NASA OIG audit** · 2017-09-18
## Report
- **Type:** audit
- **Date:** 2017-09-18
- **Modified:** 2024-11-21
## Summary

September 18, 2017 The Office of Inspector General evaluated NASA’s ongoing research that seeks to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems – more commonly known as “aerial drones” – into the national airspace.

## Source
- [NASA OIG report page](https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/ig-17-025/)
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