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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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 | 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 |
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 |
Ronald Reagan | International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme Agreement | 07/01/1988 | International Cooperation | United States, Soviet Union | 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 | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Notifications of Launches of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and Submarine-launched Ballistic Missiles | 05/31/1988 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Presidential Directive on National Space Policy | 02/11/1988 | Space Program Priorities | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | The President's Space Policy and Commercial Space Initiative to Begin the Next Century | 02/11/1988 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | National Operations Security Program | 01/22/1988 | Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | SDI A Chronology 1983-1988 | 1988 | Missile Defense, Security | Arms Control & Disarmament Agency | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty) | 12/08/1987 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | The Importance of SDI | Missile Defense, Security | Office of Public Affairs | Statement/Speech | |
Ronald Reagan | Leadership and America's Future in Space | Aug-1987 | Exploration, Human Spaceflight | NASA | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes | 04/15/1987 | International Cooperation | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Consultations on the SDI Program | 02/18/1987 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | United States Space Launch Strategy | Jan-1987 | Launch | Office of Public Affairs | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | United States Space Launch Strategy | 12/27/1986 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Space | 12/03/1986 | Earth Observation, International Cooperation, Remote Sensing | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board | 10/28/1985 | Intelligence, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Use of the Geostationary-Satellite Orbit and the Planning of Space Services Utilizing It | Sep-1985 | Communications, International Cooperation | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users | 08/09/1985 | Launch, Security | Department of Defense | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users | 07/30/1985 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | The Strategic Defense Initiative | Jun-1985 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of State | Report |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Transportation and Support Study | 05/14/1985 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Space Cooperation: Manned Space Station | 05/09/1985 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Japan | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | National Security Launch Strategy | 02/25/1985 | Launch, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to Expand the USA-USSR Direct Communications Link | 07/17/1984 | Arms Control | United States, Soviet Union | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Ronald Reagan | Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions | 04/03/1984 | Communications, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Defense Against Ballistic Missiles | Apr-1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of Defense | Report |
Ronald Reagan | Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle Activities | 02/24/1984 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative | 01/06/1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative: Congressional and Allied Consultation | 12/02/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles | 05/16/1983 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Space Station | 04/11/1983 | Space Station | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Organization of Defensive Technologies Executive Committee | 03/28/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Department of Defense | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Eliminating the Threat from Ballistic Missiles | 03/25/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
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 |