ASCEND Act
Last action on Jul 31, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established the program as a pilot program in 2017 to acquire commercial small-satellite data in support of NASA's earth science research.
Lifecycle of the Bill
Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 31, 2025
