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.