WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Gary Peters issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee advance the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Act of 2026 to the full Senate. The bipartisan legislation, which reauthorizes funding for NASA for two years, includes a provision led by Senator Peters to provide NASA with authority to detect, monitor, identify and track rogue drone systems that pose credible threats to NASA facilities or space assets. The legislation now heads to the full Senate for consideration.
"This bill lays the groundwork needed to ensure the United States remains the global leader in space exploration and scientific research by...