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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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 | 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 |
George H.W. Bush | Extension of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | 06/28/1991 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Unclassified Extracts from PDD-67: Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations | 10/21/1998 | Security | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Commercial Communications Satellites and Jet Engine Hot-Section Technology | 10/12/1996 | Export Control | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
National Space Policy | 12/13/2015 | Space Program Priorities | UK, Government | Policy Directive | |
Ronald Reagan | United States Space Launch Strategy | 12/27/1986 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
George H.W. Bush | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | 01/19/1990 | Governance | George H.W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | United States Intelligence Activities | 12/04/1981 | Intelligence, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | National Space Policy | 05/11/1978 | Space Program Priorities | Jimmy Carter | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Reviving the National Space Council | 06/30/2017 | Governance | Donald Trump | Policy Directive |
Bill Clinton | Administration of Export Controls | 12/05/1995 | Export Control | Bill Clinton | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Consultations on the SDI Program | 02/18/1987 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board | 10/28/1985 | Intelligence, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Large-Scale Adverse Environmental Effects and Launch of Nuclear Systems into Space | 12/14/1977 | Launch, Nuclear, Security | National Security Council | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative | 01/06/1984 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Donald Trump | Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems | 09/04/2020 | Infrastructure, Communications, Security | Donald Trump, National Space Council | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Policy | 07/04/1982 | Space Program Priorities | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | Coordinating Efforts to Prepare the Nation for Space Weather Events | 10/13/2016 | Infrastructure, Security, Weather | Barack Obama | Policy Directive |
George W. Bush | Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities | 07/30/2008 | Intelligence, Security | George W. Bush | Policy Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Foreign intelligence electronic surveillance | 05/23/1979 | Intelligence, Security | Jimmy Carter | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee | 09/13/1982 | Communications, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Strategic Defense Initiative: Congressional and Allied Consultation | 12/02/1983 | Missile Defense, Security | Ronald Reagan | Policy Directive |
Barack Obama | Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation (Augustine Report) | 10/22/2009 | Human Spaceflight, Exploration, Space Program Priorities | Augustine Committee | Report |
George W. Bush | A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover | Jun-2004 | Human Spaceflight, Space Program Priorities | President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy | Report |
George H.W. Bush | America at the Threshold: Report of the Synthesis Group - Executive Summary | May-1991 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Report |