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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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 | Remarks by the Vice President - World Space Congress | 08/31/1992 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy Assessment | 08/31/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Space Policy Assessment | 07/20/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Implementation of Space Exploration Initiative Policy | 07/10/1992 | Exploration | Department of Defense | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Russian Space Launch | 06/17/1992 | Commercial, Launch, Security | National Space Council | Fact Sheet |
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 | 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 | Space-based Global Change Observation | 06/05/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Space-based Global Change Observation | 05/28/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Report to the President | 05/01/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Council Membership | Apr-1992 | Governance | National Space Council | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Trade with Former Soviet Union | 03/27/1992 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Space Exploration Initiative Strategy | 03/13/1992 | Exploration | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Space Exploration Initiative | 03/09/1992 | Exploration | 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 |
George H.W. Bush | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 02/05/1992 | Remote Sensing | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Implementation of the National Space Launch Strategy | 01/21/1992 | Launch | Department of Defense | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START 1) | 07/31/1991 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
George H.W. Bush | Initiatives on Expanded Space Cooperation | 07/31/1991 | International Cooperation | 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 |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Launch Strategy | 07/24/1991 | Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Launch Strategy | 07/10/1991 | Launch | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
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 H.W. Bush | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and European Space Agency | 06/18/1991 | International Cooperation | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | America at the Threshold: Report of the Synthesis Group - Executive Summary | May-1991 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |
George H.W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Space Policy Guidelines | 02/12/1991 | Commercial | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Space Policy Guidelines | 02/11/1991 | Commercial | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | 1990 Report to the President | 01/04/1991 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy | 09/05/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Statement on commercial launch policy | 08/22/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
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 |
Canadian Space Agency Act | 05/10/1990 | Governance | Canada | Statute | |
George H.W. Bush | Adding the Secretary of Energy to the National Space Council | 04/26/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | 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 | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | 01/19/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Memo on FY90 budget for National Aero-Space Plane | 11/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy | 11/16/1989 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
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 |
George H.W. Bush | Press Briefing by Admiral Richard H. Truly | 07/20/1989 | Exploration | NASA | Statement/Speech |
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 | 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 | 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 |
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 |
George H.W. Bush | Establishing the National Space Council | 04/20/1989 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
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 |
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 |
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 | Use of the Geostationary-Satellite Orbit and the Planning of Space Services Utilizing It | Oct-1988 | Communications, International Cooperation | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |