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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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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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 |
Donald Trump | A New Era for Deep Space Exploration and Development | 07/23/2020 | Exploration, Commercial, Human Spaceflight | National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Gerald Ford | Enhanced Survivability of Critical U.S. Military and Intelligence Space Systems | 07/07/1976 | Security | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 02/05/1992 | Remote Sensing | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection | 12/17/2003 | Infrastructure, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | National Security Strategy of the United States of America | Dec-2017 | Security | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Shuttle Orbiter Production Capability | 02/03/1983 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Defense Space Strategy - Summary | 06/17/2020 | Security | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | National Space Transportation Policy | 08/05/1994 | Launch | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | National Operations Security Program | 01/22/1988 | Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Presidential Directive on National Space Policy | 02/11/1988 | Space Program Priorities | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources | 04/06/2020 | Exploration, Commercial, International Cooperation | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | National Space Transportation Policy | 11/21/2013 | Launch | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
Basic Plan on Space Policy (Japan) | 01/09/2015 | Space Program Priorities | Japan, Government | Policy Directive | |
National Space Security Policy | Apr-2014 | Security | UK, Government | Policy Directive | |
Bill Clinton | Critical Infrastructure Protection | 05/22/1998 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | Space Exploration Initiative | 03/09/1992 | Exploration | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Australia's Satellite Utilisation Policy | 2013 | Commercial, Security | Australia, Government | Policy Directive | |
Joe Biden | United States Space Priorities Framework | 12/01/2021 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration | 01/05/2021 | Nuclear | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Amending Executive Order 13803—Reviving the National Space Council | 02/13/2020 | Organization | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/05/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | National Policy on Ballistic Missile Defense | 12/16/2002 | Missile Defense, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions | 04/03/1984 | Communications, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | National Security Launch Strategy | 02/25/1985 | Launch, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
NATO Overarching Space Policy | 01/17/2022 | International Cooperation, Security | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Policy Directive | |
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 |