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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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 Sort descending | Publication Date | Subject | Originator | Document Type |
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Richard Nixon | Basic Principles of Negotiations on the Further Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms | 06/21/1973 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Bilateral Talks Concerning US-USSR Cooperation in Outer Space Activities | 06/18/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Canada's Space Policy Framework | Feb-2014 | Space Program Priorities | Canadian Space Agency | Report | |
Canadian Space Agency Act | 05/10/1990 | Governance | Canada | Statute | |
Donald Trump | Charter of the National Space Council Users Advisory Group | 12/06/2017 | Governance | NASA | Memo |
Harry Truman | Charter of the United Nations | 06/26/1945 | Governance | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Charter on Cooperation to Achieve the Coordinated Use of Space Facilities in the Event of Natural or Techological Disasters | 04/25/2000 | Earth Observation, International Cooperation, Remote Sensing | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
China's Space Activities in 2016 | Dec-2016 | Space Program Priorities | China, Information Office of the State Council | Report | |
Jimmy Carter | Civil and Further National Space Policy | 10/10/1978 | Space Program Priorities | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Civil Operational Remote Sensing | 11/16/1979 | Remote Sensing | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Classified National Security Information | 04/17/1995 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | Combined Space Operations Vision 2031 | Feb-2022 | International Cooperation, Security | U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | Vision |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Comments on the Report to the President by the Technological Capabilities Panel of the Science Advisory Committee | 06/08/1955 | Space Program Priorities | National Security Council | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Commercial Communications Satellites and Jet Engine Hot-Section Technology | 11/19/1996 | Export Control | Department of Defense | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Commercial Communications Satellites and Jet Engine Hot-Section Technology | 10/12/1996 | Export Control | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle Activities | 02/24/1984 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy | 09/05/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy and Strategy Review | 03/22/1990 | Commercial, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles | 05/16/1983 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Common Spacelift Requirements Report | 11/07/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, NASA | Report |
Joe Biden | Comprehensive Strategy for the Space Force | 08/15/2023 | Security, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, International Cooperation, Commercial, Workforce Development, Satellite Programs, Acquisition, Operations | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Strategy |
Bill Clinton | Congressional/Industry Talking Points on excess ballistic missile policy | 09/28/1995 | Launch, Security | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | Consultations on the SDI Program | 02/18/1987 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Convention of the European Space Agency | Sep-2005 | Governance | European Space Agency | Treaty/Int'l Agreement | |
Harry Truman | Convention of the World Meteorological Organization | 10/11/1947 | International Cooperation, Weather | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Gerald Ford | Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (Registration Convention) | 11/12/1974 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Convention on the International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects (Liability Convention) | 03/29/1972 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Gerald Ford | Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) with updates | 09/03/1976 | Communications, International Cooperation | Multiple Countries | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Gerald Ford | Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques | 12/10/1976 | International Cooperation, Weather | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite | 05/21/1974 | Communications, International Cooperation | United Nations, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of Civil-Military Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Programs | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of U.S. Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of U.S. Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
John F. Kennedy | Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters | 11/12/1963 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters | 03/03/1964 | International Cooperation | Lyndon Johnson | Memo |
Barack Obama | Coordinating Efforts to Prepare the Nation for Space Weather Events | 10/13/2016 | Infrastructure, Security, Weather | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection | 12/17/2003 | Infrastructure, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Critical Infrastructure Protection | 05/22/1998 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems | 09/04/2020 | Infrastructure, Communications, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Lyndon Johnson | Declaration of Legal Principles Governing Activities of States in Exploration and Use of Outer Space | 12/13/1963 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Declaration on International Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interest of All States, Taking into Particular Account the Needs of Developing Countries | 12/13/1996 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Defence White Paper 2016 (Australia) | 2016 | Security | Australia, Department of Defense | Report | |
Ronald Reagan | Defense Against Ballistic Missiles | Apr-1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of Defense | Report |
Donald Trump | Defense Space Strategy - Summary | 06/17/2020 | Security | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Defense, Commerce, and NASA Plan to Cooperate on Common Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite Program | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
Joe Biden | Department of the Air Force Policy Directive 13-6: Space Policy | 12/05/2023 | Security, Acquisition, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, Commercial, Operations, Intelligence, International Cooperation, Personnel | Department of the Air Force | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America's Future | 10/25/2018 | Spectrum | Donald Trump | Study Directive |
Joe Biden | DHS Space Policy | 04/14/2022 | Security, Infrastructure | Department of Homeland Security | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | DOD Commercial Space Integration Strategy | 04/02/2024 | Industrial Base, Acquisition, Commercial | Department of Defense | Strategy |
Joe Biden | DoD Directive 3100.10 Space Policy | 08/30/2022 | Security, Intelligence, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, Organization, Space Program Priorities, DoD Budget | Department of Defense | Policy Directive |