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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 3-0: Operations | 07/19/2023 | Operations, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 5-0: Planning | 12/20/2021 | Planning, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication: 4-0 | Dec-2022 | Sustainment, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
George H.W. Bush | Space Exploration Initiative | 03/09/1992 | Exploration | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Space Exploration Initiative Strategy | 03/13/1992 | Exploration | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Lyndon Johnson | Space Goals After the Lunar Landing | Oct-1966 | Space Program Priorities | Department of State | Report |
Space Industry Act 2018 | 03/15/2018 | Commercial, Licensing, Regulation | UK Parliament | Statute | |
Richard Nixon | Space Laboratory: Cooperative Program | 08/14/1973 | International Cooperation | United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | Space Policy Assessment | 07/20/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
Joe Biden | Space Policy Review and Strategy on Protection of Satellites | 09/14/2023 | International Cooperation, Security, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Systems, Commercial | Department of Defense | Strategy |
Space Policy: Daring or Decline | Feb-2007 | Space Program Priorities | France, Parliament | Report | |
Barack Obama | Space Posture Review - Interim Report | 03/12/2010 | Security | Department of Defense | Report |
John F. Kennedy | Space Program of the United States | 08/27/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Space Security in Europe | Jul-2016 | Security | European Union | Report | |
Ronald Reagan | Space Station | 04/11/1983 | Space Station | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Space Strategy for Europe | 10/26/2016 | Space Program Priorities | European Commission | Report | |
Ronald Reagan | Space Transportation System | 11/13/1981 | Launch, Space Shuttle | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Space-based Global Change Observation | 05/28/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Space-based Global Change Observation | 06/05/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | State Department letters to ISS partners regarding the right to use ISS resources for national security purposes | 01/26/1998 | International Cooperation, Security, Space Station | United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, European Space Agency | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Statement approving the space shuttle program | 01/05/1972 | Launch, Space Shuttle | Richard Nixon | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Statement of the President on the establishment of the National Science & Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | 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 | Statement on continuation of the Landsat program | 06/01/1989 | Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Statement on establishment of a Security Policy Board | 09/27/1994 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Statement on National Space Transportation Policy | 08/05/1994 | Launch | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Statement on sale of high-resolution satellite imagery | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George W. Bush | Statement on termination of Selective Availability capability on GPS satellites | 09/18/2007 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Richard Nixon | Statement on the nation's space program | 03/07/1970 | Space Program Priorities | Richard Nixon | Statement/Speech |
Statute of the Iranian Space Agency | 12/10/2003 | Governance | Iran, Parliament | Statute | |
Bill Clinton | Steps Taken by Space Agencies for Reducing the Growth or Damage Potential of Space Debris | 1996 | Orbital Debris | United Nations | Report |
Richard Nixon | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT 1) list of agreements | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement | |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative | 01/06/1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative: Congressional and Allied Consultation | 12/02/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space | 05/24/2018 | Commercial, Regulation | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community | 08/27/2004 | Intelligence, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services | 02/12/2020 | Navigation | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Study on the Application of Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space | 10/15/1993 | Arms Control, Security | United Nations | Report |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Summary of Important Facts in the Development by the United States of an Earth Satellite | 10/09/1957 | Satellite Programs | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Summary of PDD-62 and PDD-63 | 05/22/1998 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Talking Points on 1995 Interagency Report on Orbital Debris | 02/13/1996 | Orbital Debris | NASA | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Terms of Reference for the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) | 03/21/1997 | Orbital Debris | Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | The Clinton Administration's Policy on Critical Infrastructure Protection: Presidential Decision Directive 63 | 05/22/1998 | Security | National Security Council | Report |
George H.W. Bush | The Future of the U.S. Space Industrial Base | Nov-1992 | Industrial Base | National Space Council | Report |
George H.W. Bush | The Future of the U.S. Space Launch Capability | Nov-1992 | Launch | National Space Council | Report |
Ronald Reagan | The Importance of SDI | Missile Defense, Security | Office of Public Affairs | Statement/Speech | |
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 | The Strategic Defense Initiative | Jun-1985 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of State | Report |
George H.W. Bush | Trade with Former Soviet Union | 03/27/1992 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START 2) | 01/03/1993 | Arms Control | United States, Russia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |