NEW HORIZON Act

This bill, designated as S. 4693 in the 119th Congress and introduced on June 4, 2026, aims to mandate the Secretary of Defense to conduct an operational pilot program under the Hybrid Space Architecture initiative. The program would assess the utilization of commercially available orbital data center services and space-based cloud computing capabilities with a focus on national security space and joint mission requirements. Additionally, the bill includes other purposes that are indicated in the content of the legislation.