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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Bill Clinton | U.S. Policy on the Use of Foreign Excess Strategic Ballistic Missiles | 09/28/1995 | Launch, Security | National Security Council, Office of Science & Technology Policy | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Space Agency on Cooperation in the Detailed Design, Development, Operation, and Utilization of the Permanently Manned Civil Space Station | 09/29/1988 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, European Space Agency | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | Exclusion of the Defense Mapping Agency Reston Center and Elements Under the Joint Special Operations Command from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | 09/29/1989 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Richard Nixon | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Measures to Improve the USA-USSR Direct Communications Link | 09/30/1971 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 09/30/1971 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Establishment of Presidential Review and Decision Series | 1/20/1993 | Governance | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
John F. Kennedy | Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project DEFENDER | 10/01/1962 | Missile Defense, Security | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Memo on space arms control negotiations | 10/02/1962 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Implementing Agreement Between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America and the Russian Space Agency of the Russian Federation on Human Space Flight Cooperation | 10/05/1992 | International Cooperation | United States, Russia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Secretary of Defense memo to the President | 10/07/1961 | DoD Budget, DynaSoar | Department of Defense | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Excess Strategic Ballistic Missiles | 10/07/1994 | Industrial Base, Launch | National Security Council | Memo |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Summary of Important Facts in the Development by the United States of an Earth Satellite | 10/09/1957 | Satellite Programs | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Jimmy Carter | Civil and Further National Space Policy | 10/10/1978 | Space Program Priorities | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Harry Truman | Convention of the World Meteorological Organization | 10/11/1947 | International Cooperation, Weather | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Commercial Communications Satellites and Jet Engine Hot-Section Technology | 10/12/1996 | Export Control | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | Coordinating Efforts to Prepare the Nation for Space Weather Events | 10/13/2016 | Infrastructure, Security, Weather | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Study on the Application of Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space | 10/15/1993 | Arms Control, Security | United Nations | 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 | Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Co-operative and Collaborative Research, Development, and Engineering | 10/21/1994 | International Cooperation, Security | United States, Australia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Unclassified Extracts from PDD-67: Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations | 10/21/1998 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
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 |
Donald Trump | Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America's Future | 10/25/2018 | Spectrum | Donald Trump | Study Directive |
Space Strategy for Europe | 10/26/2016 | Space Program Priorities | European Commission | Report | |
Bill Clinton | Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China Regarding International Trade in Commercial Launch Services | 10/27/1997 | Commercial, Launch | United States, China | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board | 10/28/1985 | Intelligence, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Common Spacelift Requirements Report | 11/07/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, NASA | Report |
Bill Clinton | National Space Transportation Policy Coordinated Technology Plan | 11/07/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, NASA | Report |
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 |
Joint Statement on Space Security | 11/08/2010 | International Cooperation, Orbital Debris, Security | Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Defense | Statement/Speech | |
John F. Kennedy | Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters | 11/12/1963 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (Registration Convention) | 11/12/1974 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 |
Ronald Reagan | Space Transportation System | 11/13/1981 | Launch, Space Shuttle | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Civil Operational Remote Sensing | 11/16/1979 | Remote Sensing | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy | 11/16/1989 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Understanding Between the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom and the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America Concerning Exchange of Research and Development Information | 11/18/1994 | International Cooperation, Security | United States, United Kingdom | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Commercial Communications Satellites and Jet Engine Hot-Section Technology | 11/19/1996 | Export Control | Department of Defense | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Memo on FY90 budget for National Aero-Space Plane | 11/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
Barack Obama | National Space Transportation Policy | 11/21/2013 | Launch | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | 2013 National Space Transportation Policy | 11/21/2013 | Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Agreement Between the United States of America and Ukraine on Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes | 11/22/1994 | International Cooperation | United States, Ukraine | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 |
Bill Clinton | National Science and Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Establishment of the National Science and Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Statement of the President on the establishment of the National Science & Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | DoD Implementation of National Space Transportation Policy | 11/23/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | LBJ to JFK on NASA budget priorities | 11/28/1962 | NASA Budget | Vice President | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project CENTAUR | 11/28/1962 | Launch, Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | Final Report of the Ad Hoc NSC Space Panel -- Part II: U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities | 11/3/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |