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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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
Ronald Reagan Shuttle Orbiter Production Capability 02/03/1983 Launch Ronald Reagan Policy Directive
Ronald Reagan Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for International Direct Television Broadcasting 12/10/1982 Communications, International Cooperation United Nations Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Ronald Reagan President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 09/13/1982 Communications, Security Ronald Reagan Policy Directive
Ronald Reagan Final Report: Study Group on Space Station 09/13/1982 Space Station Study Group on Space Station, University of Pittsburgh Report
Ronald Reagan National Space Policy 07/04/1982 Space Program Priorities Ronald Reagan Policy Directive
Ronald Reagan United States Intelligence Activities 12/04/1981 Intelligence, Security Ronald Reagan Policy Directive
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 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (Moon Treaty) 12/05/1979 International Cooperation United Nations Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Jimmy Carter Civil Operational Remote Sensing 11/16/1979 Remote Sensing National Security Council Policy Directive
Jimmy Carter Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limiation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT 2) 06/18/1979 Arms Control United States, Soviet Union Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Jimmy Carter Foreign intelligence electronic surveillance 05/23/1979 Intelligence, Security Jimmy Carter Policy Directive
Jimmy Carter Civil and Further National Space Policy 10/10/1978 Space Program Priorities National Security Council Policy Directive
Jimmy Carter National Space Policy 05/11/1978 Space Program Priorities Jimmy Carter Policy Directive
Jimmy Carter Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Large-Scale Adverse Environmental Effects and Launch of Nuclear Systems into Space 12/14/1977 Launch, Nuclear, Security National Security Council Policy Directive
Gerald Ford U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities 01/18/1977 Security National Security Council Memo
Gerald Ford U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities 12/16/1976 Security National Security Council Memo
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 Final Report of the Ad Hoc NSC Space Panel -- Part II: U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities 11/3/1976 Security National Security Council Memo
Gerald Ford Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) with updates 09/03/1976 Communications, International Cooperation Multiple Countries Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Gerald Ford U.S. Anti-Satellite Capability 07/24/1976 Security National Security Council Memo
Gerald Ford Enhanced Survivability of Critical U.S. Military and Intelligence Space Systems 07/07/1976 Security National Security Council Policy Directive
Gerald Ford Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes (PNE Treaty) 05/28/1976 Arms Control United States, Soviet Union Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Gerald Ford Soviet Anti-Satellite Capability 04/26/1976 Security National Security Council Memo
Gerald Ford Follow-Up on Satellite Vulnerability 03/15/1976 Security National Security Council Memo
Gerald Ford U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation 09/24/1975 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
Richard Nixon Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests (Threshold Test Ban Treaty) 07/03/1974 Arms Control United States, Soviet Union Treaty/Int'l Agreement
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
Richard Nixon Space Laboratory: Cooperative Program 08/14/1973 International Cooperation United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Richard Nixon Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Prevention of Nuclear War 06/22/1973 Arms Control United States, Soviet Union Treaty/Int'l Agreement
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
Richard Nixon International Space Cooperation - Technology and Launch Assistance 08/30/1972 International Cooperation, Launch National Security Council Memo
Richard Nixon Interim Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms 05/26/1972 Arms Control United States, Soviet Union Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Richard Nixon Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (ABM Treaty) 05/26/1972 Arms Control United States, Soviet Union Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Richard Nixon Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT 1) list of agreements Arms Control United States, Soviet Union 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
Richard Nixon Statement approving the space shuttle program 01/05/1972 Launch, Space Shuttle Richard Nixon Statement/Speech
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
Richard Nixon Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) 08/20/1971 Communications, International Cooperation Multiple Countries 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
Richard Nixon Exchange of Technical Data between the United States and the International Space Community 07/17/1970 International Cooperation National Security Council Memo
Richard Nixon International Space Cooperation: US-USSR Activities 07/10/1970 International Cooperation National Security Council Memo
Richard Nixon Statement on the nation's space program 03/07/1970 Space Program Priorities Richard Nixon Statement/Speech
Lyndon Johnson Report excerpt on the Outer Space Treaty Arms Control Unknown Report
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 Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts, and the Return of Objects Launched into Space (Assistance Agreement or Rescue & Return Agreement) 04/22/1968 International Cooperation United Nations Treaty/Int'l Agreement
Lyndon Johnson Assignment of Highest National Priority to the SENTINEL Program 03/29/1968 Missile Defense, Security National Security Council Memo
Lyndon Johnson Space Cooperation with Japan 01/04/1968 International Cooperation National Security Council Memo