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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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Bill Clinton | National Space Policy | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | National Science & Technology Council | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Talking Points on 1995 Interagency Report on Orbital Debris | 02/13/1996 | Orbital Debris | NASA | Fact Sheet |
George W. Bush | U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy | 12/15/2004 | Navigation | George W. Bush | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Russian Space Launch | 06/17/1992 | Commercial, Launch, Security | National Space Council | Fact Sheet |
Ronald Reagan | United States Space Launch Strategy | Jan-1987 | Launch | Office of Public Affairs | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Security Policy Coordination | 09/16/1994 | Security | Bill Clinton | Fact Sheet |
Barack Obama | 2013 National Space Transportation Policy | 11/21/2013 | Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy | 11/16/1989 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Policy System of the Basic Plan on Space Policy | 12/13/2016 | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Fact Sheet | |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of U.S. Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Licensing of Private Remote Sensing Satellite Systems | 02/02/2000 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | National Security Council, Office of Science & Technology Policy | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 02/13/1992 | Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Council Membership | Apr-1992 | Governance | National Space Council | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Donald Trump | President Donald J. Trump is Unveiling an America First National Space Strategy | 03/23/2018 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | National Science and Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Initiatives on Expanded Space Cooperation | 07/31/1991 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Space Exploration Initiative Strategy | 03/13/1992 | Exploration | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
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 |
Bill Clinton | President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Interagency GPS Executive Board background paper | 03/30/1998 | Governance, Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Trade with Former Soviet Union | 03/27/1992 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Australian Civil Space Strategy 2019-2028 | Apr-2019 | Exploration, Commercial, Industrial Base, International Cooperation | Australia | Fact Sheet | |
Barack Obama | National Space Policy of the United States of America | 06/28/2010 | Human Spaceflight, Security, Space Program Priorities | Barack Obama | Fact Sheet |
New "Basic Plan on Space Policy" Implementation Schedule | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Fact Sheet | ||
Joe Biden | Fact Sheet: U.S. Commitment on Destructive Direct-Ascent ASAT Missile Tests | 04/18/2022 | Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Systems, International Cooperation, Security | The White House | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Q&A on National Space Transportation Policy | 08/02/1994 | Launch | Department of Defense, NASA | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Statement on National Space Transportation Policy | 08/05/1994 | Launch | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Fact Sheet |
George W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Policy | 04/25/2003 | Commercial, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | George W. Bush | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Presidential Decisions on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and Theater Ballistic Missile Defenses | 1994 | Missile Defense | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Space-based Global Change Observation | 06/05/1992 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Congressional/Industry Talking Points on excess ballistic missile policy | 09/28/1995 | Launch, Security | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce David J. Barram Announces Administration's New Policy on Remote Sensing Space Capabilities | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Department of Commerce | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Nonproliferation and Export Control Policy | 09/27/1993 | Export Control | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George W. Bush | U.S. National Space Policy | 08/31/2006 | Human Spaceflight, Security, Space Program Priorities | George W. Bush | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Launch Strategy | 07/24/1991 | Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | U.S. Commercial Space Policy Guidelines | 02/12/1991 | Commercial | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
George H.W. Bush | Commercial Space Launch Policy | 09/05/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | U.S. Global Positioning System Policy | 03/29/1996 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Fact Sheet |
Bill Clinton | Remote Sensing Q&A | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Department of Commerce | Fact Sheet |
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 |