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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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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 |
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 | EO 13326 Aldridge Comm 27Jan04 | 01/27/2004 | Human Spaceflight | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | National Preparedness | 03/30/2011 | Security | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Eliminating the Threat from Ballistic Missiles | 03/25/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Release of Imagery Acquired by Space-Based National Intelligence Reconnaissance Systems | 02/22/1995 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | EO 14056 National Space Council | 12/01/2021 | Governance, Organization, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination | Joe Biden | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users | 07/30/1985 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Establishment of Presidential Review and Decision Series | 1/20/1993 | Governance | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Civil and Further National Space Policy | 10/10/1978 | Space Program Priorities | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Establishing the National Space Council | 04/20/1989 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Civil Operational Remote Sensing | 11/16/1979 | Remote Sensing | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Establishment of the National Science and Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | Department of the Air Force Policy Directive 13-6: Space Policy | 12/05/2023 | Security, Acquisition, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, Commercial, Operations, Intelligence, International Cooperation, Personnel | Department of the Air Force | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | United States Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy | 01/15/2021 | Satellite Programs | National Space Council, Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy for a New Century | Dec-1999 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Space-based Global Change Observation | 05/28/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Space Traffic Management Policy | 06/18/2018 | Governance, Organization, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Classified National Security Information | 04/17/1995 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and European Space Agency | 06/18/1991 | International Cooperation | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Space Transportation System | 11/13/1981 | Launch, Space Shuttle | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy for a New Century | May-1997 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
EU Space Industrial Policy: Releasing the Potential for Economic Growth in the Space Sector | 02/28/2013 | Commercial, Infrastructure | European Commission | Policy Directive | |
Donald Trump | Reinvigorating America's Human Space Exploration Program | 12/11/2017 | Exploration, Human Spaceflight | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | DHS Space Policy | 04/14/2022 | Security, Infrastructure | Department of Homeland Security | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan | 03/26/2019 | Strategy | Office of Science & Technology Policy, National Science & Technology Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement - excerpt on space from executive summary | Feb-1995 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Space Policy Guidelines | 02/11/1991 | Commercial | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
European Space Policy | 04/26/2007 | Space Program Priorities | European Commission | Policy Directive | |
Ronald Reagan | Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle Activities | 02/24/1984 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Joe Biden | DoD Directive 3100.10 Space Policy | 08/30/2022 | Security, Intelligence, Interagency Cooperation/Coordination, Organization, Space Program Priorities, DoD Budget | Department of Defense | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Strategy for Planetary Protection | 12/30/2020 | Exploration | National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement - excerpt on space from executive summary | Feb-1996 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space | 05/24/2018 | Commercial, Regulation | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Preliminary U.S. Policy on Outer Space | 08/18/1958 | Space Program Priorities | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | Air Force Policy Directive 13-6 Space Policy | 08/13/2013 | Security, Intelligence, Space Program Priorities | U.S. Air Force | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion | 12/16/2020 | Nuclear, Exploration | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Establishment of the United States Space Force | 02/19/2019 | Security, Organization, Governance | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement - excerpt on space from executive summary | Jul-1994 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Launch Strategy | 07/10/1991 | Launch | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | Organization of the National Security Council System | 02/13/2009 | Governance | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community | 08/27/2004 | Intelligence, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | U.S. Space Exploration Policy | 01/14/2004 | Human Spaceflight | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
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 |
Donald Trump | National Space Policy of the United States of America | 12/09/2020 | Space Program Priorities, International Cooperation, Exploration, Commercial, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Global Positioning System Policy | 03/28/1996 | Navigation | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | U.S. Space Transportation Policy | 12/21/2004 | Launch | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Adding the Secretary of Energy to the National Space Council | 04/26/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles | 05/16/1983 | Commercial, Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |