SENATE 2634118th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
ASCEND Act
- Last Action
- 7/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2023-07-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-27 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Earth sciences
- Photography and imaging
- Space flight and exploration
- Spacecraft and satellites
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