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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Donald Trump | Defense Space Strategy - Summary | 06/17/2020 | Security | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Defense Against Ballistic Missiles | Apr-1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of Defense | Report |
Defence White Paper 2016 (Australia) | 2016 | Security | Australia, Department of Defense | Report | |
Bill Clinton | Declaration on International Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interest of All States, Taking into Particular Account the Needs of Developing Countries | 12/13/1996 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Lyndon Johnson | Declaration of Legal Principles Governing Activities of States in Exploration and Use of Outer Space | 12/13/1963 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Donald Trump | Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems | 09/04/2020 | Infrastructure, Communications, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Critical Infrastructure Protection | 05/22/1998 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection | 12/17/2003 | Infrastructure, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | Coordinating Efforts to Prepare the Nation for Space Weather Events | 10/13/2016 | Infrastructure, Security, Weather | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
John F. Kennedy | Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters | 11/12/1963 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters | 03/03/1964 | International Cooperation | Lyndon Johnson | Memo |
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 | 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 Civil-Military Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Programs | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
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 |
Gerald Ford | Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques | 12/10/1976 | International Cooperation, Weather | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Gerald Ford | Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) with updates | 09/03/1976 | Communications, International Cooperation | Multiple Countries | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | Convention on the International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects (Liability Convention) | 03/29/1972 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Gerald Ford | Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (Registration Convention) | 11/12/1974 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Harry Truman | Convention of the World Meteorological Organization | 10/11/1947 | International Cooperation, Weather | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Convention of the European Space Agency | Sep-2005 | Governance | European Space Agency | Treaty/Int'l Agreement | |
Ronald Reagan | Consultations on the SDI Program | 02/18/1987 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Congressional/Industry Talking Points on excess ballistic missile policy | 09/28/1995 | Launch, Security | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Fact Sheet |
Joe Biden | Comprehensive Strategy for the Space Force | 08/15/2023 | Security, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, International Cooperation, Commercial, Workforce Development, Satellite Programs, Acquisition, Operations | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Strategy |
Bill Clinton | Common Spacelift Requirements Report | 11/07/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, NASA | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles | 05/16/1983 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy and Strategy Review | 03/22/1990 | Commercial, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy | 09/05/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle Activities | 02/24/1984 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Commercial Communications Satellites and Jet Engine Hot-Section Technology | 11/19/1996 | Export Control | Department of Defense | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Commercial Communications Satellites and Jet Engine Hot-Section Technology | 10/12/1996 | Export Control | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
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 |
Joe Biden | Combined Space Operations Vision 2031 | Feb-2022 | International Cooperation, Security | U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | Vision |
Bill Clinton | Classified National Security Information | 04/17/1995 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Civil Operational Remote Sensing | 11/16/1979 | Remote Sensing | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Civil and Further National Space Policy | 10/10/1978 | Space Program Priorities | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
China's Space Activities in 2016 | Dec-2016 | Space Program Priorities | China, Information Office of the State Council | Report | |
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 |
Harry Truman | Charter of the United Nations | 06/26/1945 | Governance | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Donald Trump | Charter of the National Space Council Users Advisory Group | 12/06/2017 | Governance | NASA | Memo |
Canadian Space Agency Act | 05/10/1990 | Governance | Canada | Statute | |
Canada's Space Policy Framework | Feb-2014 | Space Program Priorities | Canadian Space Agency | Report | |
John F. Kennedy | Bilateral Talks Concerning US-USSR Cooperation in Outer Space Activities | 06/18/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
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 |
Basic Plan on Space Policy (Japan) | 01/09/2015 | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Policy Directive | |
Australian Civil Space Strategy 2019-2028 | Apr-2019 | Exploration, Commercial, Industrial Base, International Cooperation | Australia | Fact Sheet | |
Australia's Satellite Utilisation Policy | 2013 | Commercial, Security | Australia, Government | Policy Directive | |
Ronald Reagan | Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions | 04/03/1984 | Communications, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Lyndon Johnson | Assignment of Highest National Priority to the SENTINEL Program | 03/29/1968 | Missile Defense, Security | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Assignment of Highest National Priority to the Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program | 04/11/1962 | Apollo | National Security Council | Memo |