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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Bill Clinton | DoD Implementation of National Space Transportation Policy | 11/23/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense | Memo |
Donald Trump | Driving Space Commerce Through Effective Spectrum Policy | 03/26/2019 | Spectrum, Commercial | Department of Commerce, Office of Science & Technology Policy | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Eliminating the Threat from Ballistic Missiles | 03/25/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources | 04/06/2020 | Exploration, Commercial, International Cooperation | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Energy for Space | 01/06/2021 | Exploration, Infrastructure, Nuclear | Report | |
Gerald Ford | Enhanced Survivability of Critical U.S. Military and Intelligence Space Systems | 07/07/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | EO 13326 Aldridge Comm 27Jan04 | 01/27/2004 | Human Spaceflight | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | EO 14056 National Space Council | 12/01/2021 | Governance, Organization, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination | Joe Biden | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Establishing the National Space Council | 04/20/1989 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Establishment of Presidential Review and Decision Series | 1/20/1993 | Governance | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Establishment of the ad hoc UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | 12/13/1958 | Governance | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Establishment of the National Science and Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Establishment of the permanent UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | 12/12/1959 | Governance | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Donald Trump | Establishment of the United States Space Force | 02/19/2019 | Security, Organization, Governance | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
EU Space Industrial Policy: Releasing the Potential for Economic Growth in the Space Sector | 02/28/2013 | Commercial, Infrastructure | European Commission | Policy Directive | |
George H.W. Bush | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and European Space Agency | 06/18/1991 | International Cooperation | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
European Space Policy | 04/26/2007 | Space Program Priorities | European Commission | Policy Directive | |
George H.W. Bush | Excerpts from Prepared Remarks by the Vice President | 07/24/1991 | Launch, Security, Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Excess Strategic Ballistic Missiles | 10/07/1994 | Industrial Base, Launch | National Security Council | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Exchange of letters between the United States and Australia regarding provision of technical and information support for defense purposes | 12/01/1995 | International Cooperation, Security | United States, Australia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Exchange of letters between the United States and Canada regarding defense assistance | 02/10/1993 | International Cooperation, Security | United States, Canada | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Exchange of Technical Data between the United States and the International Space Community | 07/17/1970 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
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 |
Exploration, Imagination, Innovation: A New Space Strategy for Canada | 03/06/2019 | Space Program Priorities, International Cooperation, Space Station | Canadian Space Agency | Report | |
Donald Trump | Exploring New Frontiers in Space Policy and Property Rights | 01/18/2021 | Commercial, International Cooperation | Report | |
George H.W. Bush | Extension of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | 06/28/1991 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | Fact Sheet: U.S. Commitment on Destructive Direct-Ascent ASAT Missile Tests | 04/18/2022 | Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Systems, International Cooperation, Security | The White House | Fact Sheet |
Donald Trump | Federal Register notice: Nominations for membership on the National Space Council's Users Advisory Group | 12/18/2017 | Governance | NASA | Statement/Speech |
Gerald Ford | Final Report of the Ad Hoc NSC Space Panel -- Part II: U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities | 11/3/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | Final Report on Organizational and Management Structure for the National Security Space Components of the Department of Defense | 08/09/2018 | Governance | Department of Defense | Report |
George H.W. Bush | Final Report to the President on the U.S. Space Program | Jan-1993 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Final Report: Study Group on Space Station | 09/13/1982 | Space Station | Study Group on Space Station, University of Pittsburgh | Report |
Finland's Space Strategy for years 2013 to 2020 | Oct-2014 | Space Program Priorities | Finland, Government | Report | |
Donald Trump | Fiscal Year 2021 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities | 08/30/2019 | Space Program Priorities | Office of Science & Technology Policy, Office of Management & Budget | Memo |
Gerald Ford | Follow-Up on Satellite Vulnerability | 03/15/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Foreign Access to Remote Sensing Space Capabilities | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Jimmy Carter | Foreign intelligence electronic surveillance | 05/23/1979 | Intelligence, Security | Jimmy Carter | Policy Directive |
French space operations law | 06/03/2008 | Commercial | France, Parliament | Statute | |
George W. Bush | Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities | 07/30/2008 | Intelligence, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | GPS to Provide Two New Civilian Signals | 03/30/1998 | Navigation | Department of Transportation | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Implementation Guidance on NSC/PDD-23 | 03/18/1998 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Implementation of Space Exploration Initiative Policy | 07/10/1992 | Exploration | Department of Defense | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Implementation of the National Space Launch Strategy | 01/21/1992 | Launch | Department of Defense | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Implementing Agreement Between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America and the Russian Space Agency of the Russian Federation on Human Space Flight Cooperation | 10/05/1992 | International Cooperation | United States, Russia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Donald Trump | Improving NASA's Agility through Increased Use of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers | Jun-2018 | Governance, Organization | Office of Management & Budget | Report |
Joe Biden | In-Space Servicing, Assembly, And Manufacturing National Strategy | 04/04/2022 | Governance, Commercial, International Cooperation, In-Space Servicing and Manufacturing (ISAM) | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Strategy |
George H.W. Bush | Initiatives on Expanded Space Cooperation | 07/31/1991 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Interagency GPS Executive Board background paper | 03/30/1998 | Governance, Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Interagency Report on Orbital Debris | Nov-1995 | Orbital Debris | National Science & Technology Council | Report |
Bill Clinton | Interagency Space Policy Review | 05/15/1995 | Space Program Priorities | Bill Clinton | Study Directive |