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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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
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 Statement on continuation of the Landsat program 06/01/1989 Remote Sensing 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 Establishing the National Space Council 04/20/1989 Governance George H.W. Bush Policy Directive
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 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