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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Lyndon Johnson | Review of Alternative Communications, Navigation, Missile and Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Facilities | 07/16/1965 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation | 09/24/1975 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy and Strategy Review | 03/22/1990 | Commercial, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | LBJ to JFK on NASA budget priorities | 11/28/1962 | NASA Budget | Vice President | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Review of National Space Policy | 06/01/1989 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | U.S.-USSR Cooperation in the Exploration of Space | 02/23/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | U.S. Anti-Satellite Capability | 07/24/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Commercial Communications Satellites and Jet Engine Hot-Section Technology | 11/19/1996 | Export Control | Department of Defense | Memo |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Legislative Leadership Meeting Supplementary Notes | 02/04/1958 | Governance | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Revision to NSC/PD-25, dated December 14, 1977, entitled Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Large-Scale Adverse Environmental Effects and Launch of Nuclear Systems into Space | 05/17/1995 | Launch, Nuclear, Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | Follow-Up on Satellite Vulnerability | 03/15/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Memo for Vice President (on space program planning) | 04/20/1961 | Space Program Priorities | John F. Kennedy | Memo |
Donald Trump | MOU between NASA and U.S. Space Force | 09/21/2020 | Governance, Security | NASA, Department of Defense | Memo |
Gerald Ford | Soviet Anti-Satellite Capability | 04/26/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters | 11/12/1963 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Memo on FY90 budget for National Aero-Space Plane | 11/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
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 |
Lyndon Johnson | Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters | 03/03/1964 | International Cooperation | Lyndon Johnson | Memo |
George W. Bush | Policy Coordinating Committees | 04/24/2001 | Governance | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project CENTAUR | 11/28/1962 | Launch, Security | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Memo to LBJ from NASA | 05/10/1963 | Space Program Priorities | NASA | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Secretary of Defense memo to the President | 10/07/1961 | DoD Budget, DynaSoar | Department of Defense | Memo |
Bill Clinton | Implementation Guidance on NSC/PDD-23 | 03/18/1998 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project DEFENDER | 10/01/1962 | Missile Defense, Security | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Presidential Decision on the National Aero-Space Plane | 07/20/1989 | Hypersonic, Launch | National Space Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Assignment of Highest National Priority to Program 437 | 08/06/1963 | Security, Missile Defense | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities | 12/16/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Assignment of Highest National Priority to the Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program | 04/11/1962 | Apollo | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Implementation of Space Exploration Initiative Policy | 07/10/1992 | Exploration | Department of Defense | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | Space Cooperation with Japan | 01/04/1968 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | Assignment of Highest National Priority to the SENTINEL Program | 03/29/1968 | Missile Defense, Security | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Implementation of the National Space Launch Strategy | 01/21/1992 | Launch | Department of Defense | Memo |
Donald Trump | Memo Regarding Establishment of U.S. Space Command | 12/18/2018 | Security, Organization | Donald Trump | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Project MERCURY Manned Space Flight (MA-9) | 05/03/1963 | Human Spaceflight | National Security Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Memo on space arms control negotiations | 05/26/1962 | Arms Control, Security | John F. Kennedy | Memo |
Bill Clinton | DoD Implementation of National Space Transportation Policy | 11/23/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Bilateral Talks Concerning US-USSR Cooperation in Outer Space Activities | 06/18/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
George H.W. Bush | Space Policy Assessment | 07/20/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Memo to JFK on the NASA budget | NASA Budget | Unknown | Memo | |
John F. Kennedy | Memo on space arms control negotiations | 10/02/1962 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | Charter of the National Space Council Users Advisory Group | 12/06/2017 | Governance | NASA | Memo |
George W. Bush | Landsat Data Continuity Strategy | 08/13/2004 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Memo |
John F. Kennedy | Space Program of the United States | 08/27/1962 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Gerald Ford | U.S. Anti-Satellite Capabilities | 01/18/1977 | Security | National Security Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | Fiscal Year 2021 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities | 08/30/2019 | Space Program Priorities | Office of Science & Technology Policy, Office of Management & Budget | Memo |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users | 08/09/1985 | Launch, Security | Department of Defense | Memo |
Richard Nixon | International Space Cooperation - Technology and Launch Assistance | 08/30/1972 | International Cooperation, Launch | National Security Council | Memo |
Lyndon Johnson | U.S. Assistance in the Early Establishment of Communications Satellite Service for Less-Developed Nations | 03/04/1966 | Communications, International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |
Donald Trump | Launch of Spacecraft Containing Space Nuclear Systems | 08/20/2019 | Nuclear | Donald Trump | Memo |
Richard Nixon | International Space Cooperation: US-USSR Activities | 07/10/1970 | International Cooperation | National Security Council | Memo |