Space Policy Archive
The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation. You can browse or search for these documents via Presidential Administration, origin, subject, and other criteria.
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Administration | Document Title | Publication Date Sort descending | Subject | Originator | Document Type |
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Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative | 01/06/1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle Activities | 02/24/1984 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Defense Against Ballistic Missiles | Apr-1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of Defense | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions | 04/03/1984 | Communications, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to Expand the USA-USSR Direct Communications Link | 07/17/1984 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | National Security Launch Strategy | 02/25/1985 | Launch, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Space Cooperation: Manned Space Station | 05/09/1985 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Japan | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Transportation and Support Study | 05/14/1985 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Ronald Reagan | The Strategic Defense Initiative | Jun-1985 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of State | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users | 07/30/1985 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users | 08/09/1985 | Launch, Security | Department of Defense | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Use of the Geostationary-Satellite Orbit and the Planning of Space Services Utilizing It | Sep-1985 | Communications, International Cooperation | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board | 10/28/1985 | Intelligence, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Space | 12/03/1986 | Earth Observation, International Cooperation, Remote Sensing | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | United States Space Launch Strategy | 12/27/1986 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | United States Space Launch Strategy | Jan-1987 | Launch | Office of Public Affairs | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | Consultations on the SDI Program | 02/18/1987 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes | 04/15/1987 | International Cooperation | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Leadership and America's Future in Space | Aug-1987 | Exploration, Human Spaceflight | NASA | Report |
Ronald Reagan | The Importance of SDI | Missile Defense, Security | Office of Public Affairs | Statement/Speech | |
Ronald Reagan | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty) | 12/08/1987 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | SDI A Chronology 1983-1988 | 1988 | Missile Defense, Security | Arms Control & Disarmament Agency | Report |
Ronald Reagan | National Operations Security Program | 01/22/1988 | Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | The President's Space Policy and Commercial Space Initiative to Begin the Next Century | 02/11/1988 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | Presidential Directive on National Space Policy | 02/11/1988 | Space Program Priorities | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Notifications of Launches of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and Submarine-launched Ballistic Missiles | 05/31/1988 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme Agreement | 07/01/1988 | International Cooperation | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the French Republic Concerning the SARSAT Space Segment | 07/01/1988 | International Cooperation | United States, Canada, France | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Space Agency on Cooperation in the Detailed Design, Development, Operation, and Utilization of the Permanently Manned Civil Space Station | 09/29/1988 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, European Space Agency | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Use of the Geostationary-Satellite Orbit and the Planning of Space Services Utilizing It | Oct-1988 | Communications, International Cooperation | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Memorandum of Agreement on Satellite Technology Safeguards Between the Governments of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China | 12/17/1988 | Commercial, Export Control, Launch | United States, China | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Memorandum of Agreement on Liability for Satellite Launches Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China | 12/17/1988 | International Cooperation, Launch | United States, China | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China Regarding International Trade in Commercial Launch Services | 01/26/1989 | Commercial, Launch | United States, China | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | Establishing the National Space Council | 04/20/1989 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Remarks by the President and Vice President During Signing Ceremony for the Space Council Executive Order | 04/20/1989 | Exploration, Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Statement on continuation of the Landsat program | 06/01/1989 | Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Review of National Space Policy | 06/01/1989 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Presidential Decision on the National Aero-Space Plane | 07/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Remarks by the President at 20th Anniversary of Apollo Moon Landing | 07/20/1989 | Exploration | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Press Briefing by Admiral Richard H. Truly | 07/20/1989 | Exploration | NASA | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Exclusion of the Defense Mapping Agency Reston Center and Elements Under the Joint Special Operations Command from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | 09/29/1989 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy | 11/16/1989 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Memo on FY90 budget for National Aero-Space Plane | 11/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | 01/19/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy and Strategy Review | 03/22/1990 | Commercial, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Adding the Secretary of Energy to the National Space Council | 04/26/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Canadian Space Agency Act | 05/10/1990 | Governance | Canada | Statute | |
George H.W. Bush | Remarks by the President in Texas A&I Commencement Address | 05/11/1990 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Statement on commercial launch policy | 08/22/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy | 09/05/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |