Executive instrumentUnited StatesNon-binding, in effect

U.S. presidential proclamation (3 November 2026): The American Declaration of Freedom in Space

Presidential proclamation stating that the solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans and are open to exploration, development, use and a permanent presence by American citizens, consistent with United States law and the international obligations of the United States. Its text sets out no licensing process, agency directive, funding or rule on who owns extracted resources.

Facts

Level: Executive instrument
Scope: National
Country: United States
Citation: Presidential proclamation of November 3, 2026, The American Declaration of Freedom in Space
Adopted: 2026-11-03
Status: Non-binding, in effectIssued by the President on 3 November 2026 and published on the White House site. Its operative sentence is a proclamation of national position, limited by existing U.S. law and international obligations; the text directs no agency and creates no procedure. This classification is this dataset's reading of the text, not a court's or an agency's.

Resource provisions

A paraphrase followed by the source wording.

No express rule on resource ownership or extraction rights. States that outer space is open to development and use by American citizens, within U.S. law and international obligations, and says the nation will develop the resources.

are open to exploration, development, use, and the establishment of a permanent presence by American citizens consistent with United States law and the international obligations of the United States [1]

Open evidence gaps

Federal Register citation not confirmed from a page read for this record.
No court, agency or legal commentary was relied on for the effect of the proclamation.

Sources

2 sources

[1]The American Declaration of Freedom in Space (presidential proclamation)
The White HouseGovernment recordPublished 2026-11-03Accessed 2026-11-10Supports: summary, status explanation, resource provisions
do hereby proclaim that the solar system and all of outer space beyond Earth are the province of all humans and are open to exploration, development, use, and the establishment of a permanent presence by American citizens consistent with United States law and the international obligations of the United States.
Quote matched the source text when accessed.
[2]The American Declaration of Freedom in Space (presidential proclamation)
The White HouseGovernment recordPublished 2026-11-03Accessed 2026-11-10Supports: resource provisions
Together, we will build the facilities, develop the resources, and establish a permanent presence in space
Quote matched the source text when accessed.

Cite this record

SpaceMiningData, “U.S. presidential proclamation (3 November 2026): The American Declaration of Freedom in Space”, dataset version a00fa2c68a45, built 2026-11-11, https://spaceminingdata.com/laws/us-proclamation-freedom-in-space-2026.html. Record checked 2026-11-10.