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Senate Tees Up NASA Reauthorization, Deputy Hearings

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will markup the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025, a bipartisan reauthorization bill that extends the International Space Station to 2032 and directs NASA to build a permanent lunar base. A separate hearing will consider the nomination of Matthew Anderson as NASA’s deputy administrator. The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee has already passed its own reauthorization bill, putting parallel legislation on the fast‑track. Both chambers must still reconcile differences before the president signs the final law.