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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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George H.W. Bush | Space-based Global Change Observation | 05/28/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | A Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy | 05/30/2023 | Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, International Cooperation, Governance | Department of State | Strategy |
Ronald Reagan | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Notifications of Launches of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and Submarine-launched Ballistic Missiles | 05/31/1988 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | Review of National Space Policy | 06/01/1989 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Statement on continuation of the Landsat program | 06/01/1989 | Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
French space operations law | 06/03/2008 | Commercial | France, Parliament | Statute | |
George H.W. Bush | Space-based Global Change Observation | 06/05/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Comments on the Report to the President by the Technological Capabilities Panel of the Science Advisory Committee | 06/08/1955 | Space Program Priorities | National Security Council | Memo |
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 |
George H.W. Bush | Joint Statement on Cooperation in Space | 06/17/1992 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Joint U.S.-Russian Statement on a Global Protection System | 06/17/1992 | International Cooperation, Missile Defense, Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Concerning Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes | 06/17/1992 | International Cooperation | United States, Russia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | Russian Space Launch | 06/17/1992 | Commercial, Launch, Security | National Space Council | Fact Sheet |
Donald Trump | Defense Space Strategy - Summary | 06/17/2020 | Security | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
John F. Kennedy | Bilateral Talks Concerning US-USSR Cooperation in Outer Space Activities | 06/18/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
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 |
George H.W. Bush | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and European Space Agency | 06/18/1991 | International Cooperation | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Space Traffic Management Policy | 06/18/2018 | Governance, Organization, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
John F. Kennedy | Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Regarding the Establishment of a Direct Communications Link | 06/20/1963 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Basic Principles of Negotiations on the Further Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms | 06/21/1973 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Prevention of Nuclear War | 06/22/1973 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Harry Truman | Charter of the United Nations | 06/26/1945 | Governance | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Space Launch Trade Transition Strategy | 06/26/1995 | Industrial Base, Launch | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Extension of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | 06/28/1991 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | National Space Policy Review | 06/28/2002 | Space Program Priorities | George W. Bush | Study 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 |
Donald Trump | Reviving the National Space Council | 06/30/2017 | Governance | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
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 |
Ronald Reagan | International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme Agreement | 07/01/1988 | International Cooperation | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the French Republic Concerning the SARSAT Space Segment | 07/01/1988 | International Cooperation | United States, Canada, France | 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 |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Policy | 07/04/1982 | Space Program Priorities | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Gerald Ford | Enhanced Survivability of Critical U.S. Military and Intelligence Space Systems | 07/07/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Richard Nixon | International Space Cooperation: US-USSR Activities | 07/10/1970 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Launch Strategy | 07/10/1991 | Launch | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Implementation of Space Exploration Initiative Policy | 07/10/1992 | Exploration | Department of Defense | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | Review of Alternative Communications, Navigation, Missile and Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Facilities | 07/16/1965 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Richard Nixon | Exchange of Technical Data between the United States and the International Space Community | 07/17/1970 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
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 |
Ronald Reagan | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to Expand the USA-USSR Direct Communications Link | 07/17/1984 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 2-0: Intelligence | 07/19/2023 | Intelligence, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 3-0: Operations | 07/19/2023 | Operations, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
George H.W. Bush | Presidential Decision on the National Aero-Space Plane | 07/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Press Briefing by Admiral Richard H. Truly | 07/20/1989 | Exploration | NASA | 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 | Space Policy Assessment | 07/20/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | A New Era for Deep Space Exploration and Development | 07/23/2020 | Exploration, Commercial, Human Spaceflight | National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Gerald Ford | U.S. Anti-Satellite Capability | 07/24/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Launch Strategy | 07/24/1991 | Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Excerpts from Prepared Remarks by the Vice President | 07/24/1991 | Launch, Security, Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |