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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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George H.W. Bush | The Future of the U.S. Space Industrial Base | Nov-1992 | Industrial Base | National Space Council | Report |
Bill Clinton | The Clinton Administration's Policy on Critical Infrastructure Protection: Presidential Decision Directive 63 | 05/22/1998 | Security | National Security Council | Report |
Bill Clinton | Terms of Reference for the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) | 03/21/1997 | Orbital Debris | Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Talking Points on 1995 Interagency Report on Orbital Debris | 02/13/1996 | Orbital Debris | NASA | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Summary of PDD-62 and PDD-63 | 05/22/1998 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Summary of Important Facts in the Development by the United States of an Earth Satellite | 10/09/1957 | Satellite Programs | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Study on the Application of Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space | 10/15/1993 | Arms Control, Security | United Nations | Report |
Donald Trump | Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services | 02/12/2020 | Navigation | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community | 08/27/2004 | Intelligence, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space | 05/24/2018 | Commercial, Regulation | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative: Congressional and Allied Consultation | 12/02/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative | 01/06/1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Richard Nixon | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT 1) list of agreements | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement | |
Bill Clinton | Steps Taken by Space Agencies for Reducing the Growth or Damage Potential of Space Debris | 1996 | Orbital Debris | United Nations | Report |
Statute of the Iranian Space Agency | 12/10/2003 | Governance | Iran, Parliament | Statute | |
Richard Nixon | Statement on the nation's space program | 03/07/1970 | Space Program Priorities | Richard Nixon | Statement/Speech |
George W. Bush | Statement on termination of Selective Availability capability on GPS satellites | 09/18/2007 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Statement on sale of high-resolution satellite imagery | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Statement on National Space Transportation Policy | 08/05/1994 | Launch | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Statement on establishment of a Security Policy Board | 09/27/1994 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
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 | Statement on commercial launch policy | 08/22/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Statement of the President on the establishment of the National Science & Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Richard Nixon | Statement approving the space shuttle program | 01/05/1972 | Launch, Space Shuttle | Richard Nixon | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | State Department letters to ISS partners regarding the right to use ISS resources for national security purposes | 01/26/1998 | International Cooperation, Security, Space Station | United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, European Space Agency | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
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 | Space-based Global Change Observation | 06/05/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | Space Transportation System | 11/13/1981 | Launch, Space Shuttle | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Space Strategy for Europe | 10/26/2016 | Space Program Priorities | European Commission | Report | |
Ronald Reagan | Space Station | 04/11/1983 | Space Station | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Space Security in Europe | Jul-2016 | Security | European Union | Report | |
John F. Kennedy | Space Program of the United States | 08/27/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Barack Obama | Space Posture Review - Interim Report | 03/12/2010 | Security | Department of Defense | Report |
Space Policy: Daring or Decline | Feb-2007 | Space Program Priorities | France, Parliament | Report | |
Joe Biden | Space Policy Review and Strategy on Protection of Satellites | 09/14/2023 | International Cooperation, Security, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Systems, Commercial | Department of Defense | Strategy |
George H.W. Bush | Space Policy Assessment | 07/20/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
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 |
Space Industry Act 2018 | 03/15/2018 | Commercial, Licensing, Regulation | UK Parliament | Statute | |
Lyndon Johnson | Space Goals After the Lunar Landing | Oct-1966 | Space Program Priorities | Department of State | Report |
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 |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication: 4-0 | Dec-2022 | Sustainment, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 5-0: Planning | 12/20/2021 | Planning, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 3-0: Operations | 07/19/2023 | Operations, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 2-0: Intelligence | 07/19/2023 | Intelligence, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Joe Biden | Space Doctrine Publication 1-0: Personnel | 09/07/2022 | Personnel, Training and Education, Workforce Development, Security | U.S. Space Force (USSF) | Doctrine |
Ronald Reagan | Space Cooperation: Manned Space Station | 05/09/1985 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Japan | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Lyndon Johnson | Space Cooperation with Japan | 01/04/1968 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | Soviet Anti-Satellite Capability | 04/26/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users | 07/30/1985 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |