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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Donald Trump | President Donald J. Trump is Unveiling an America First National Space Strategy | 03/23/2018 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | President Opens Door to Commercial GPS Markets | 03/29/1996 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | 01/19/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board | 10/28/1985 | Intelligence, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee | 09/13/1982 | Communications, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Presidential Decision on the National Aero-Space Plane | 07/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Presidential Decisions on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and Theater Ballistic Missile Defenses | 1994 | Missile Defense | 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 |
George H.W. Bush | Press Briefing by Admiral Richard H. Truly | 07/20/1989 | Exploration | NASA | Statement/Speech |
Ronald Reagan | Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for International Direct Television Broadcasting | 12/10/1982 | Communications, International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 |
George H.W. Bush | Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space | 12/14/1992 | International Cooperation, Security | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Project MERCURY Manned Space Flight (MA-9) | 05/03/1963 | Human Spaceflight | National Security Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration | 01/05/2021 | Nuclear | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Protecting & Preserving Apollo Program Lunar Landing Sites & Artifacts | Mar-2018 | Apollo, Exploration, Human Spaceflight | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Report |
Bill Clinton | Protocol Including Terms, Conditions, and Assumptions, Summary Balance of Contributions and Obligations to International Space Station (ISS) | 06/11/1996 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Russia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Q&A on National Space Transportation Policy | 08/02/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense, NASA | Fact Sheet |
Donald Trump | Reinvigorating America's Human Space Exploration Program | 12/11/2017 | Exploration, Human Spaceflight | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Release of Imagery Acquired by Space-Based National Intelligence Reconnaissance Systems | 02/22/1995 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Security | Bill Clinton | 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 | 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 | Remarks by the President in Texas A&I Commencement Address | 05/11/1990 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Barack Obama | Remarks by the President on Space Exploration in the 21st Century | 04/15/2010 | Exploration, Human Spaceflight | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Remarks by the Vice President - World Space Congress | 08/31/1992 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Remarks of John H. Gibbons on National Space Policy | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Remote Sensing Q&A | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Department of Commerce | Fact Sheet |
Lyndon Johnson | Report excerpt on the Outer Space Treaty | Arms Control | Unknown | Report | |
George H.W. Bush | Report to the President | 05/01/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |
John F. Kennedy | Resolution on the functions of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | 12/20/1961 | Governance | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Resolution on the priority of space law and other functions of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | 12/14/1962 | Governance, Space Program Priorities | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Lyndon Johnson | Review of Alternative Communications, Navigation, Missile and Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Facilities | 07/16/1965 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Review of National Space Policy | 06/01/1989 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Revision to NSC/PD-25, dated December 14, 1977, entitled Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Large-Scale Adverse Environmental Effects and Launch of Nuclear Systems into Space | 05/17/1995 | Launch, Nuclear, Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | Reviving the National Space Council | 06/30/2017 | Governance | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Russian Space Launch | 06/17/1992 | Commercial, Launch, Security | National Space Council | Fact Sheet |
Jimmy Carter | Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Large-Scale Adverse Environmental Effects and Launch of Nuclear Systems into Space | 12/14/1977 | Launch, Nuclear, Security | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | SDI A Chronology 1983-1988 | 1988 | Missile Defense, Security | Arms Control & Disarmament Agency | Report |
John F. Kennedy | Secretary of Defense memo to the President | 10/07/1961 | DoD Budget, DynaSoar | Department of Defense | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Security Policy Coordination | 09/16/1994 | Security | Bill Clinton | Fact Sheet |
Barack Obama | Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation (Augustine Report) | 10/22/2009 | Human Spaceflight, Exploration, Space Program Priorities | Augustine Committee | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Orbiter Production Capability | 02/03/1983 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
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 |
Gerald Ford | Soviet Anti-Satellite Capability | 04/26/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | Space Cooperation with Japan | 01/04/1968 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Space Cooperation: Manned Space Station | 05/09/1985 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Japan | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 1-0: Personnel | 09/07/2022 | Personnel, Training and Education, Workforce Development, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 2-0: Intelligence | 07/19/2023 | Intelligence, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |