Senate Bill
S. 2634
ASCEND Act
Primary Sponsor
John W. Hickenlooper
Senator
Cosponsors
1
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The ASCEND Act would provide legal authority for NASA's Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, which allows the agency to acquire data from commercial small satellite companies to support its Earth science research. This program has operated as a pilot since 2017, and this bill would make it a permanent part of NASA's operations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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ASCEND Act
The ASCEND Act would provide legal authority for NASA's Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, which allows the agency to acquire data from commercial small satellite companies to support its Earth science research. This program has operated as a pilot
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The ASCEND Act would provide legal authority for NASA's Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, which allows the agency to acquire data from commercial small satellite companies to support its Earth science research. This program has operated as a pilot since 2017, and this bill would make it a permanent part of NASA's operations.
- Bill Number
- 2634
- Sponsor
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Introduced
- 7/31/2025
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Policy Area
- Science, Technology, Communications
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- ASCEND Act
- Bill Number
- 2634
- Sponsor
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced
- 7/31/2025
- Summary
- The ASCEND Act would provide legal authority for NASA's Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, which allows the agency to acquire data from commercial small satellite companies to support its Earth science research. This program has operated as a pilot since 2017, and this bill would make it
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