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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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 | Publication Date | Subject | Originator | Document Type |
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John F. Kennedy | Memo to JFK on the NASA budget | NASA Budget | Unknown | Memo | |
New "Basic Plan on Space Policy" Implementation Schedule | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Fact Sheet | ||
Lyndon Johnson | Report excerpt on the Outer Space Treaty | Arms Control | Unknown | Report | |
Richard Nixon | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT 1) list of agreements | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement | |
Ronald Reagan | The Importance of SDI | Missile Defense, Security | Office of Public Affairs | Statement/Speech | |
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 |
Lyndon Johnson | Space Cooperation with Japan | 01/04/1968 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | 1990 Report to the President | 01/04/1991 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |
Richard Nixon | Statement approving the space shuttle program | 01/05/1972 | Launch, Space Shuttle | Richard Nixon | Statement/Speech |
Donald Trump | Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration | 01/05/2021 | Nuclear | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative | 01/06/1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Energy for Space | 01/06/2021 | Exploration, Infrastructure, Nuclear | Report | |
George H.W. Bush | Missile Technology Control Regime: U.S. Guidelines | 01/07/1993 | Arms Control | United States | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Donald Trump | MOU Between NASA and FAA Regarding Achievement of Mutual Goals in Commercial Space Activities | 01/07/2021 | Commercial | NASA, Department of Transportation | Memo |
Basic Plan on Space Policy (Japan) | 01/09/2015 | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Policy Directive | |
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 |
George W. Bush | U.S. Space Exploration Policy | 01/14/2004 | Human Spaceflight | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | United States Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy | 01/15/2021 | Satellite Programs | National Space Council, Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Activities of the National Space Council and United States Space Enterprise | 01/15/2021 | Governance, Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |
NATO Overarching Space Policy | 01/17/2022 | International Cooperation, Security | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Policy Directive | |
Gerald Ford | U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities | 01/18/1977 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | National Orbital Debris Research and Development Plan | 01/18/2021 | Orbital Debris | National Science & Technology Council, Office of Science & Technology Policy | Report |
Donald Trump | Exploring New Frontiers in Space Policy and Property Rights | 01/18/2021 | Commercial, International Cooperation | Report | |
George H.W. Bush | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | 01/19/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Implementation of the National Space Launch Strategy | 01/21/1992 | Launch | Department of Defense | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | National Operations Security Program | 01/22/1988 | Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China Regarding International Trade in Commercial Launch Services | 01/26/1989 | Commercial, Launch | United States, China | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 |
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 |
George W. Bush | EO 13326 Aldridge Comm 27Jan04 | 01/27/2004 | Human Spaceflight | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Understanding Between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America and the Canadian Space Agency Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station | 01/29/1998 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Canada | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Understanding Between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America and the European Space Agency Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station | 01/29/1998 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, European Space Agency | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Understanding Between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America and the Russian Space Agency Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station | 01/29/1998 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Russia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Agreement Among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Cooperation on the Civil | 01/29/1998 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, European Space Agency | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Licensing of Private Remote Sensing Satellite Systems | 02/02/2000 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | National Security Council, Office of Science & Technology Policy | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Orbiter Production Capability | 02/03/1983 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Legislative Leadership Meeting Supplementary Notes | 02/04/1958 | Governance | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 02/05/1992 | Remote Sensing | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
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 |
Ronald Reagan | Presidential Directive on National Space Policy | 02/11/1988 | Space Program Priorities | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
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 |
George H.W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Space Policy Guidelines | 02/11/1991 | Commercial | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Agreement on Satellite Technology Safeguards Between the Governments of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China | 02/11/1993 | Commercial, Export Control, Launch | United States, China | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Space Policy Guidelines | 02/12/1991 | Commercial | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Donald Trump | Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services | 02/12/2020 | Navigation | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 02/13/1992 | Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Talking Points on 1995 Interagency Report on Orbital Debris | 02/13/1996 | Orbital Debris | NASA | Fact Sheet |
Barack Obama | Organization of the National Security Council System | 02/13/2009 | Governance | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Amending Executive Order 13803—Reviving the National Space Council | 02/13/2020 | Organization | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |