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Search Results: keywords:"commercial satellite data"

H. R. 6219 — An Act To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes.
September 23, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:1,185
H.R. 6219, referred to as the "Accessing Satellite Data to Enable New Discoveries Act" or the "ASCEND Act," aims to improve NASA's use of commercial Earth remote sensing data. The bill requires NASA to establish a program within its Earth Science Division to acquire and share...
Simple Explanation
The ASCEND Act wants NASA to use and share pictures of Earth taken from space to help scientists, teachers, and others learn more about our planet. The Act asks NASA to mainly use pictures from American companies and tell everyone how they use them every year.
H. R. 6219 — An Act To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes.
September 24, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,148
H.R. 6219, known as the "Accessing Satellite Data to Enable New Discoveries Act" or the "ASCEND Act," mandates the establishment of a program by NASA's Administrator to acquire and share commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery. The program aims to support NASA's...
Simple Explanation
NASA wants to set up a program to buy cool pictures of Earth taken from space by commercial satellites. They'll use these pictures for science, helping with tasks, and teaching people, while buying from American companies when they can.
H. R. 6219 — To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes.
July 23, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:1,408
H. R. 6219, known as the "Accessing Satellite Data to Enable New Discoveries Act" or the "ASCEND Act," requires NASA's Administrator to create a program for acquiring and sharing commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery. This data will be used to meet NASA's...
Simple Explanation
NASA wants to start a new project where they buy pictures of Earth taken from space. These pictures will help NASA learn more and help others too. They mostly want to get these pictures from companies in the U.S. and promise to tell Congress every year how they're doing.

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