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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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 descending | Publication Date | Subject | Originator | Document Type |
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Ronald Reagan | International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme Agreement | 07/01/1988 | International Cooperation | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Richard Nixon | International Space Cooperation - Technology and Launch Assistance | 08/30/1972 | International Cooperation, Launch | National Security Council | Memo |
Richard Nixon | International Space Cooperation: US-USSR Activities | 07/10/1970 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Joint Statement on Cooperation in Space | 06/17/1992 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
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 | |
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 |
Bill Clinton | Landsat 7 Transition Plan | Feb-1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Department of Defense, NASA | Memo |
George W. Bush | Landsat Data Continuity Strategy | 08/13/2004 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 02/05/1992 | Remote Sensing | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 02/13/1992 | Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/05/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Launch of Spacecraft Containing Space Nuclear Systems | 08/20/2019 | Nuclear | Donald Trump | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | Launching into Space of Systems Involving Nuclear Power | 04/10/1965 | Launch, Nuclear | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | LBJ to JFK on NASA budget priorities | 11/28/1962 | NASA Budget | Vice President | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Leadership and America's Future in Space | Aug-1987 | Exploration, Human Spaceflight | NASA | Report |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Legislative Leadership Meeting Supplementary Notes | 02/04/1958 | Governance | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Memo |
Let Us Make More Space for Our Defence: Strategic Guidelines for a Space Defence Policy in France and Europe | Feb-2007 | Security | France, Ministry of Defence | Report | |
Making Germany's Space Sector Fit for the Future | Nov-2010 | Commercial, Infrastructure | Germany, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology | Report | |
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 | Memo on FY90 budget for National Aero-Space Plane | 11/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Memo on space arms control negotiations | 05/26/1962 | Arms Control, Security | John F. Kennedy | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Memo on space arms control negotiations | 10/02/1962 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | Memo Regarding Establishment of U.S. Space Command | 12/18/2018 | Security, Organization | Donald Trump | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Memo to JFK on the NASA budget | NASA Budget | Unknown | Memo | |
John F. Kennedy | Memo to LBJ from NASA | 05/10/1963 | Space Program Priorities | NASA | Memo |
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 | 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 | 03/03/1995 | Commercial, Launch | United States, China | 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 |
Ronald Reagan | Memorandum of Agreement on Liability for Satellite Launches Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China | 12/17/1988 | International Cooperation, Launch | United States, China | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Memorandum of Agreement on Satellite Technology Safeguards Between the Governments of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China | 12/17/1988 | Commercial, Export Control, Launch | United States, China | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Department of National Defence of Canada for Technology Research and Development Projects | 08/29/1996 | International Cooperation, Security | 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 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 Government of Japan Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station | 02/24/1998 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Japan | 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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Donald Trump | MOU between NASA and U.S. Space Force | 09/21/2020 | Governance, Security | NASA, Department of Defense | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Multilateral Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water (Limited Test Ban Treaty) | 08/05/1963 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 |
Lyndon Johnson | NASA report excerpts | 1968 | International Cooperation, Satellite Programs, Security | NASA | Report |
Joe Biden | National Low Earth Orbit Research and Development Strategy | 03/31/2023 | Science and Technology (S&T), Research and Development (R&D), Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Strategy, STEM Education, Workforce Development | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Strategy |
Barack Obama | National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy | Dec-2016 | Planetary Defense | National Science & Technology Council | Report |
Donald Trump | National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan | Jun-2018 | Planetary Defense | National Science & Technology Council | Report |