Senate names May 2, 2025, as National Space Day.
S.Res. 228 — A resolution supporting May 2, 2025, as "National Space Day" in recognition of the significant positive impact the aerospace community has and will continue to have on the United States of America. · Filed by Jerry Moran (R-KS) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced May 14, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The Senate passed a statement about May 2, 2025. That day will be called National Space Day. It honors space companies, NASA, and the Space Force. It recognizes their work in space travel, science, national security, and teaching kids science and math.
Who it affects
This statement does not change laws or cost money. It shows the Senate supports space companies and science teaching.
One thing to notice
The statement picks May 2, 2025, as a date. It could be used every year to honor space companies and push kids to learn about space.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- May 14, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- May 14, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- space companies — Businesses that build and fly aircraft and spacecraft.
- national security — Keeping the country safe from harm and attack.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,736 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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