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The Center for Space Policy and Strategy has compiled an extensive collection of current and historical documents on U.S. and international space policy, law, and regulation.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 | Statement on sale of high-resolution satellite imagery | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Ronald Reagan | The Importance of SDI | Missile Defense, Security | Office of Public Affairs | Statement/Speech | |
Bill Clinton | Additional Civil Coded Signals on Future Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellites | 03/30/1998 | Navigation | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
Richard Nixon | Statement on the nation's space program | 03/07/1970 | Space Program Priorities | Richard Nixon | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Foreign Access to Remote Sensing Space Capabilities | 03/10/1994 | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
John F. Kennedy | Urgent National Needs | 05/25/1961 | Apollo, Space Program Priorities | John F. Kennedy | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of Civil-Military Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Programs | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Vice President Gore Announces Enhancements to the Global Positioning System That Will Benefit Civilian Users Worldwide | 03/30/1998 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | GPS to Provide Two New Civilian Signals | 03/30/1998 | Navigation | Department of Transportation | Statement/Speech |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Summary of Important Facts in the Development by the United States of an Earth Satellite | 10/09/1957 | Satellite Programs | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Vice President Gore, Transportation Secretary Pena Usher In New Era for Travel, Time Savings, and Communications with Global Positioning Satellite System | 03/29/1996 | Navigation | Department of Transportation | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | President Clinton Issues New National Space Policy | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Convergence of U.S. Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and Landsat Remote Sensing Strategy | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Summary of PDD-62 and PDD-63 | 05/22/1998 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Vice President Makes Major Space Policy Recommendations | 01/14/1993 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Press Briefing by Admiral Richard H. Truly | 07/20/1989 | Exploration | NASA | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Defense, Commerce, and NASA Plan to Cooperate on Common Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite Program | 05/10/1994 | Earth Observation | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
Joint Statement on Space Security | 11/08/2010 | International Cooperation, Orbital Debris, Security | Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Defense | Statement/Speech | |
George H.W. Bush | National Space Policy Assessment | 08/31/1992 | Space Program Priorities | National Space Council | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Remarks by the President and Vice President During Signing Ceremony for the Space Council Executive Order | 04/20/1989 | Exploration, Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Statement on establishment of a Security Policy Board | 09/27/1994 | Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Remarks by the President at 20th Anniversary of Apollo Moon Landing | 07/20/1989 | Exploration | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Remarks by the President in Texas A&I Commencement Address | 05/11/1990 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | New National Space Policy Announced | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | Department of Defense | Statement/Speech |
George W. Bush | Statement on termination of Selective Availability capability on GPS satellites | 09/18/2007 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Excerpts from Prepared Remarks by the Vice President | 07/24/1991 | Launch, Security, Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Joint Statement on Cooperation in Space | 06/17/1992 | International Cooperation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Remarks by the Vice President - World Space Congress | 08/31/1992 | Space Program Priorities | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Richard Nixon | Statement approving the space shuttle program | 01/05/1972 | Launch, Space Shuttle | Richard Nixon | Statement/Speech |
Barack Obama | Remarks by the President on Space Exploration in the 21st Century | 04/15/2010 | Exploration, Human Spaceflight | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Joint U.S.-Russian Statement on a Global Protection System | 06/17/1992 | International Cooperation, Missile Defense, Security | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Statement of the President on the establishment of the National Science & Technology Council | 11/23/1993 | Governance | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Remarks of John H. Gibbons on National Space Policy | 09/19/1996 | Space Program Priorities | Office of Science & Technology Policy | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Statement on commercial launch policy | 08/22/1990 | Commercial, Launch | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
Bill Clinton | Prepared Statement of Vice President Al Gore (on GPS) | 03/29/1996 | Navigation | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
George H.W. Bush | Statement on continuation of the Landsat program | 06/01/1989 | Remote Sensing | Office of the Press Secretary | Statement/Speech |
French space operations law | 06/03/2008 | Commercial | France, Parliament | Statute | |
Space Industry Act 2018 | 03/15/2018 | Commercial, Licensing, Regulation | UK Parliament | Statute | |
Canadian Space Agency Act | 05/10/1990 | Governance | Canada | Statute | |
Statute of the Iranian Space Agency | 12/10/2003 | Governance | Iran, Parliament | Statute | |
Donald Trump | Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America's Future | 10/25/2018 | Spectrum | Donald Trump | Study Directive |
Bill Clinton | Interagency Space Policy Review | 05/15/1995 | Space Program Priorities | Bill Clinton | Study Directive |
Ronald Reagan | National Space Transportation and Support Study | 05/14/1985 | Launch | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
George W. Bush | National Space Policy Review | 06/28/2002 | Space Program Priorities | George W. Bush | Study Directive |
Ronald Reagan | Space Station | 04/11/1983 | Space Station | Ronald Reagan | Study Directive |
Jimmy Carter | Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (Moon Treaty) | 12/05/1979 | International Cooperation | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Gerald Ford | Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) with updates | 09/03/1976 | Communications, International Cooperation | Multiple Countries | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
Bill Clinton | Memorandum of Understanding Between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America and the Russian Space Agency Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station | 01/29/1998 | International Cooperation, Space Station | United States, Russia | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Partial Revision of Radio Regulations, Geneva, 1959, and Additional Protocol | 11/08/1963 | Communications, International Cooperation, Spectrum | United States, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |
John F. Kennedy | Resolution on the functions of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | 12/20/1961 | Governance | United Nations | Treaty/Int'l Agreement |