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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Donald Trump | National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan | Jun-2018 | Planetary Defense | National Science & Technology Council | Report |
Ronald Reagan | National Operations Security Program | 01/22/1988 | Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan | 07/28/2022 | Orbital Debris | National Science & Technology Council | Strategy |
Donald Trump | National Orbital Debris Research and Development Plan | 01/18/2021 | Orbital Debris | National Science & Technology Council, Office of Science & Technology Policy | Report |
George W. Bush | National Policy on Ballistic Missile Defense | 12/16/2002 | Missile Defense, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | National Preparedness | 03/30/2011 | Security | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | National Science and Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | National Security Launch Strategy | 02/25/1985 | Launch, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | National Security Science and Technology Strategy - Executive Summary | Mar-1995 | Security | National Security Council | Report |
Barack Obama | National Security Space Strategy | Jan-2011 | Security, Intelligence, Industrial Base | Department of Defense | Report |
Donald Trump | National Security Strategy of the United States of America | Dec-2017 | Security | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Council Membership | Apr-1992 | Governance | National Space Council | Fact Sheet |
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 |
Bill Clinton | National Space Policy | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | National Science & Technology Council | Fact Sheet |
National Space Policy | 12/13/2015 | Space Program Priorities | UK, Government | Policy Directive | |
Jimmy Carter | National Space Policy | 05/11/1978 | Space Program Priorities | Jimmy Carter | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Policy | 07/04/1982 | Space Program Priorities | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy | 11/16/1989 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy Assessment | 08/31/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Statement/Speech |
Donald Trump | National Space Policy of the United States of America | 12/09/2020 | Space Program Priorities, International Cooperation, Exploration, Commercial, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy 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 |
George W. Bush | National Space Policy Review | 06/28/2002 | Space Program Priorities | George W. Bush | Study Directive |
National Space Security Policy | Apr-2014 | Security | UK, Government | Policy Directive | |
Donald Trump | National Space Traffic Management Policy | 06/18/2018 | Governance, Organization, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Transportation and Support Study | 05/14/1985 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Bill Clinton | National Space Transportation Policy | 08/05/1994 | Launch | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | National Space Transportation Policy | 11/21/2013 | Launch | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | National Space Transportation Policy Coordinated Technology Plan | 11/07/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, NASA | Report |
Donald Trump | National Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan | 03/26/2019 | Strategy | Office of Science & Technology Policy, National Science & Technology Council | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Strategy for Planetary Protection | 12/30/2020 | Exploration | National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion | 12/16/2020 | Nuclear, Exploration | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
NATO Overarching Space Policy | 01/17/2022 | International Cooperation, Security | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Policy Directive | |
New "Basic Plan on Space Policy" Implementation Schedule | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Fact Sheet | ||
Bill Clinton | New National Space Policy Announced | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Nonproliferation and Export Control Policy | 09/27/1993 | Export Control | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
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 |
Barack Obama | Nuclear Posture Review Report | Apr-2010 | Security | Department of Defense | Report |
John F. Kennedy | Official Announcements of Launching into Space of Systems Involving Nuclear Power in Any Form | 05/12/1961 | Launch, Nuclear | National Security Council | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Organization of Defensive Technologies Executive Committee | 03/28/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of Defense | Memo |
Barack Obama | Organization of the National Security Council System | 02/13/2009 | Governance | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
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 |
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 | 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 |
Lyndon Johnson | Policy Concerning U.S. Assistance in the Development of Foreign Communications Satellite Capabilities | 09/15/1965 | Communications, International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
George W. Bush | Policy Coordinating Committees | 04/24/2001 | Governance | National Security Council | Memo |
Policy System of the Basic Plan on Space Policy | 12/13/2016 | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Fact Sheet | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Preliminary U.S. Policy on Outer Space | 08/18/1958 | Space Program Priorities | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Prepared Statement of Vice President Al Gore (on GPS) | 03/29/1996 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | President Clinton Issues New National Space Policy | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |