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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Ronald Reagan | Participation by Norway in an Investigation of the Demonstration and Evaluation of an Experimental Satellite-Aided Search and Rescue System | 11/13/1981 | International Cooperation | United States, Canada, France, Norway | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Partial Revision of Radio Regulations, Geneva, 1971 and Final Protocol: Space Telecommunications | 07/17/1971 | Communications, International Cooperation, Spectrum | United States, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Partial Revision of Radio Regulations, Geneva, 1959, and Additional Protocol | 11/08/1963 | Communications, International Cooperation, Spectrum | United States, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Barack Obama | Organization of the National Security Council System | 02/13/2009 | Governance | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Organization of Defensive Technologies Executive Committee | 03/28/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of Defense | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Official Announcements of Launching into Space of Systems Involving Nuclear Power in Any Form | 05/12/1961 | Launch, Nuclear | National Security Council | Memo |
Barack Obama | Nuclear Posture Review Report | Apr-2010 | Security | Department of Defense | Report |
Bill Clinton | North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Agreement and Terms of Reference 1996 | 10/17/1996 | International Cooperation, Security | United States, Canada | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Nonproliferation and Export Control Policy | 09/27/1993 | Export Control | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | New National Space Policy Announced | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
New "Basic Plan on Space Policy" Implementation Schedule | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Fact Sheet | ||
NATO Overarching Space Policy | 01/17/2022 | International Cooperation, Security | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Policy Directive | |
Donald Trump | National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion | 12/16/2020 | Nuclear, Exploration | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Strategy for Planetary Protection | 12/30/2020 | Exploration | National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan | 03/26/2019 | Strategy | Office of Science & Technology Policy, National Science & Technology Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | National Space Transportation Policy Coordinated Technology Plan | 11/07/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, NASA | Report |
Bill Clinton | National Space Transportation Policy | 08/05/1994 | Launch | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | National Space Transportation Policy | 11/21/2013 | Launch | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Transportation and Support Study | 05/14/1985 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Donald Trump | National Space Traffic Management Policy | 06/18/2018 | Governance, Organization, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
National Space Security Policy | Apr-2014 | Security | UK, Government | Policy Directive | |
George W. Bush | National Space Policy Review | 06/28/2002 | Space Program Priorities | George W. Bush | Study Directive |
Donald Trump | National Space Policy of the United States of America | 12/09/2020 | Space Program Priorities, International Cooperation, Exploration, Commercial, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | National Space Policy of the United States of America | 06/28/2010 | Human Spaceflight, Security, Space Program Priorities | Barack Obama | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy Assessment | 08/31/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | National Space Policy | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | National Science & Technology Council | Fact Sheet |
National Space Policy | 12/13/2015 | Space Program Priorities | UK, Government | Policy Directive | |
Jimmy Carter | National Space Policy | 05/11/1978 | Space Program Priorities | Jimmy Carter | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Policy | 07/04/1982 | Space Program Priorities | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy | 11/16/1989 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Launch Strategy | 07/24/1991 | Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Launch Strategy | 07/10/1991 | Launch | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Council Membership | Apr-1992 | Governance | National Space Council | Fact Sheet |
Donald Trump | National Security Strategy of the United States of America | Dec-2017 | Security | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | National Security Space Strategy | Jan-2011 | Security, Intelligence, Industrial Base | Department of Defense | Report |
Bill Clinton | National Security Science and Technology Strategy - Executive Summary | Mar-1995 | Security | National Security Council | Report |
Ronald Reagan | National Security Launch Strategy | 02/25/1985 | Launch, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | National Science and Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Barack Obama | National Preparedness | 03/30/2011 | Security | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | National Policy on Ballistic Missile Defense | 12/16/2002 | Missile Defense, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Orbital Debris Research and Development Plan | 01/18/2021 | Orbital Debris | National Science & Technology Council, Office of Science & Technology Policy | Report |
Joe Biden | National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan | 07/28/2022 | Orbital Debris | National Science & Technology Council | Strategy |
Ronald Reagan | National Operations Security Program | 01/22/1988 | Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan | Jun-2018 | Planetary Defense | National Science & Technology Council | Report |
Barack Obama | National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy | Dec-2016 | Planetary Defense | National Science & Technology Council | Report |
Joe Biden | National Low Earth Orbit Research and Development Strategy | 03/31/2023 | Science and Technology (S&T), Research and Development (R&D), Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Strategy, STEM Education, Workforce Development | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Strategy |
Lyndon Johnson | NASA report excerpts | 1968 | International Cooperation, Satellite Programs, Security | NASA | Report |
Lyndon Johnson | Multilateral Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons | 07/01/1968 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Multilateral Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water (Limited Test Ban Treaty) | 08/05/1963 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Donald Trump | MOU between NASA and U.S. Space Force | 09/21/2020 | Governance, Security | NASA, Department of Defense | Memo |