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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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 ascending | Publication Date | Subject | Originator | Document Type |
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Joe Biden | White Paper on Competitive Endurance | 01/11/2024 | Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Systems, Orbital Debris, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Strategy |
George H.W. Bush | Vice President Makes Major Space Policy Recommendations | 01/14/1993 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Vice President Gore, Transportation Secretary Pena Usher In New Era for Travel, Time Savings, and Communications with Global Positioning Satellite System | 03/29/1996 | Navigation | Department of Transportation | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Vice President Gore Announces Enhancements to the Global Positioning System That Will Benefit Civilian Users Worldwide | 03/30/1998 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
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 | 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 |
John F. Kennedy | Urgent National Needs | 05/25/1961 | Apollo, Space Program Priorities | John F. Kennedy | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | United States-Russian Joint Commission on Energy and Space: Joint Statement on Cooperation in Space | 09/02/1993 | International Cooperation | United States, Russia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Donald Trump | United States Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy | 01/15/2021 | Satellite Programs | National Space Council, Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | United States Space Priorities Framework | 12/01/2021 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Policy Directive |
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 | United States Intelligence Activities | 12/04/1981 | Intelligence, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Unclassified Extracts from PDD-67: Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations | 10/21/1998 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
UK Space Agency Civil Space Strategy 2012-2016 | 2012 | Space Program Priorities | UK Space Agency | Report | |
John F. Kennedy | U.S.-USSR Cooperation in the Exploration of Space | 02/23/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation | 09/24/1975 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
George W. Bush | U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy | 12/15/2004 | Navigation | George W. Bush | Fact Sheet |
George W. Bush | U.S. Space Transportation Policy | 12/21/2004 | Launch | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
John F. Kennedy | U.S. Space Program | 05/08/1961 | Space Program Priorities | Department of Defense, NASA | Report |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Space Launch Trade Transition Strategy | 06/26/1995 | Industrial Base, Launch | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Memo |
Joe Biden | U.S. Space Force Vision for a Digital Service | 05/06/2021 | Cyber/Digital, Workforce Development, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Vision |
Joe Biden | U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy | 04/10/2024 | Acquisition, Commercial, Industrial Base | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Strategy |
George W. Bush | U.S. Space Exploration Policy | 01/14/2004 | Human Spaceflight | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Policy on the Use of Foreign Excess Strategic Ballistic Missiles | 09/28/1995 | Launch, Security | National Security Council, Office of Science & Technology Policy | Memo |
George W. Bush | U.S. National Space Policy | 08/31/2006 | Human Spaceflight, Security, Space Program Priorities | George W. Bush | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Global Positioning System Policy | 03/29/1996 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Global Positioning System Policy | 03/28/1996 | Navigation | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce David J. Barram Announces Administration's New Policy on Remote Sensing Space Capabilities | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Department of Commerce | Fact Sheet |
Lyndon Johnson | U.S. Cooperation with the European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO) | 07/29/1966 | International Cooperation, Launch | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Space Policy Guidelines | 02/11/1991 | Commercial | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Space Policy Guidelines | 02/12/1991 | Commercial | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Policy | 04/25/2003 | Commercial, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | George W. Bush | Fact Sheet |
Lyndon Johnson | U.S. Assistance in the Early Establishment of Communications Satellite Service for Less-Developed Nations | 03/04/1966 | Communications, International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | U.S. Anti-Satellite Capability | 07/24/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities | 12/16/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities | 01/18/1977 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (Outer Space Treaty) | 01/27/1967 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Gerald Ford | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes (PNE Treaty) | 05/28/1976 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START 1) | 07/31/1991 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests (Threshold Test Ban Treaty) | 07/03/1974 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (ABM Treaty) | 05/26/1972 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Jimmy Carter | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limiation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT 2) | 06/18/1979 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 |
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 |
George H.W. Bush | Trade with Former Soviet Union | 03/27/1992 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | The Strategic Defense Initiative | Jun-1985 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of State | Report |
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 Importance of SDI | Missile Defense, Security | Office of Public Affairs | Statement/Speech | |
George H.W. Bush | The Future of the U.S. Space Launch Capability | Nov-1992 | Launch | National Space Council | Report |