Ascension was a ratings disaster, and SyFy already made the choice to go no further with it.
In fact, I do wonder if the Ascension disaster had a role in SyFy changing its ways?
I bet it did. That show had Tricia Helfer, several other scanty beauties, it doubled down on the drama and seedy situations, and the thing totally flopped. The reveal of the ship being on earth basically destroyed it. Still, it was much more watchable than The After from Chris Carter.