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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Lyndon Johnson | Launching into Space of Systems Involving Nuclear Power | 04/10/1965 | Launch, Nuclear | National Security Council | Memo |
Joe Biden | U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy | 04/10/2024 | Acquisition, Commercial, Industrial Base | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Strategy |
John F. Kennedy | Assignment of Highest National Priority to the Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program | 04/11/1962 | Apollo | National Security Council | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Space Station | 04/11/1983 | Space Station | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Joe Biden | DHS Space Policy | 04/14/2022 | Security, Infrastructure | Department of Homeland Security | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes | 04/15/1987 | International Cooperation | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 |
Bill Clinton | Classified National Security Information | 04/17/1995 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | Fact Sheet: U.S. Commitment on Destructive Direct-Ascent ASAT Missile Tests | 04/18/2022 | Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Systems, International Cooperation, Security | The White House | Fact Sheet |
John F. Kennedy | Memo for Vice President (on space program planning) | 04/20/1961 | Space Program Priorities | John F. Kennedy | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Establishing the National Space Council | 04/20/1989 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | 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 |
Lyndon Johnson | Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts, and the Return of Objects Launched into Space (Assistance Agreement or Rescue & Return Agreement) | 04/22/1968 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George W. Bush | Policy Coordinating Committees | 04/24/2001 | Governance | National Security Council | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Charter on Cooperation to Achieve the Coordinated Use of Space Facilities in the Event of Natural or Techological Disasters | 04/25/2000 | Earth Observation, International Cooperation, Remote Sensing | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Policy | 04/25/2003 | Commercial, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | George W. Bush | Fact Sheet |
Gerald Ford | Soviet Anti-Satellite Capability | 04/26/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Adding the Secretary of Energy to the National Space Council | 04/26/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
European Space Policy | 04/26/2007 | Space Program Priorities | European Commission | Policy Directive | |
George H.W. Bush | Report to the President | 05/01/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |
John F. Kennedy | Project MERCURY Manned Space Flight (MA-9) | 05/03/1963 | Human Spaceflight | National Security Council | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/05/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
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 |
John F. Kennedy | U.S. Space Program | 05/08/1961 | Space Program Priorities | Department of Defense, NASA | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Space Cooperation: Manned Space Station | 05/09/1985 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Japan | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Memo to LBJ from NASA | 05/10/1963 | Space Program Priorities | NASA | Memo |
Canadian Space Agency Act | 05/10/1990 | Governance | Canada | Statute | |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of Civil-Military Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Programs | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of U.S. Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of U.S. Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Defense, Commerce, and NASA Plan to Cooperate on Common Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite Program | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Jimmy Carter | National Space Policy | 05/11/1978 | Space Program Priorities | Jimmy Carter | Policy Directive |
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 |
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 |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Transportation and Support Study | 05/14/1985 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Bill Clinton | Interagency Space Policy Review | 05/15/1995 | Space Program Priorities | Bill Clinton | Study Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles | 05/16/1983 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
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 |
Richard Nixon | Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite | 05/21/1974 | Communications, International Cooperation | United Nations, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Critical Infrastructure Protection | 05/22/1998 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Summary of PDD-62 and PDD-63 | 05/22/1998 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | The Clinton Administration's Policy on Critical Infrastructure Protection: Presidential Decision Directive 63 | 05/22/1998 | Security | National Security Council | Report |
Jimmy Carter | Foreign intelligence electronic surveillance | 05/23/1979 | Intelligence, Security | Jimmy Carter | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space | 05/24/2018 | Commercial, Regulation | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
John F. Kennedy | Urgent National Needs | 05/25/1961 | Apollo, Space Program Priorities | John F. Kennedy | Statement/Speech |
John F. Kennedy | Memo on space arms control negotiations | 05/26/1962 | Arms Control, Security | John F. Kennedy | Memo |
Richard Nixon | Interim Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms | 05/26/1972 | 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 |
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 |