Expand All Collapse All Extent 151 folders, approximately 1,352 pages Summary This collection consists of all records from the WHORM Subject File “OS” and relate to Outer Space. The OS Subject Files contain correspondence from congressional leaders, mayors, governors, Space Technologies Applications and Research Groups, NASA, and McDonnell Douglas. The records also contain memos, reports, resolutions, remarks, biographies, invitations and emails. Of particular interest is an email from astronaut John Glenn to President Clinton from space on Friday November 6, 1998 and the President’s reply on November 7 Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2017-0284-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. WHORM Subject File OS and OS001 contain information pertaining to plans, programs, research, exploration and development of outer space. When President Clinton took office, the space station program was behind schedule and over budget. Clinton’s budget director advised him that he should cancel the space station program but Dan Goldin, NASA Administrator and his Russian counterparts proposed that space station Freedom be redesigned. President Clinton accepted the proposal and by the end of 1993 the U.S. and Russia had become partners together with Canada, Europe, and Japan in working on the space station project. President Clinton said in his 1994 State of the Union address, “This is a promising moment. Instead of building weapons in space, Russian scientists will help us build the International Space Station.” The United States flew eleven 2017-0284-F http://www.clintonlibrary.gov 2 Space Shuttle missions to the Russian space station Mir during the development of the International Space Station. The International Space Station project was completed in 1998 but because of schedule delays a joint Russian-American crew did not begin to live on the space station until November of 2000. The OS Subject Files contain correspondence from congressional leaders, mayors, governors, Space Technologies Applications and Research Groups, NASA, and McDonnell Douglas. The correspondence regards support and/or concerns regarding the Space Station Freedom project, space station redesign, concerns for space based international telecommunications systems, Cassini mission to Saturn space probe, U.S. Satellites to be launched by Ukrainian vehicles, Superconducting Super Collider, and teachers in space. The records also contain memos regarding Mir and updates on repairs, Mars Pathfinder spacecraft, and Mars Polar Lander. The records contain reports, “Advisory Committee on the Redesign of the Space Station” and “Aeronautics and Space Report of the President” as well as resolutions, remarks, biographies, invitations and emails. One email of most interest is when astronaut John Glenn emailed President Clinton from space on Friday November 6, 1998 and the President emailed back on November 7. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas — Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files and Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files CF. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. WHORM files are processed at the document level. FOIA 2017-0284-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: *OS Outer Space *OS001 Space Flight Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archives Specialist, 2017. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2017-05-04 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2017-0284-F: Please note that the single asterisk “*” indicates that the category is entirely processed and open. Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File OS 001882 OS 002173 OS 002195 OS 002374 OS 002442 OS 002798 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued) OS 003053 OS 003086 OS 009891 OS 013490 OS 013667 OS 015184SS OS 016158SS OS 021000 OS 023184 OS 024124 OS 025220 OS 028756 OS 031401 OS 031627 OS 032689SS OS 040688 OS 046224 OS 065261 OS 070531 OS 071857 OS 071868 OS 096498 OS 098868SS OS 142352 OS 146209SS OS 164347 OS 183547 OS 195453 OS 213172 OS 214954SS OS 224770SS OS 224778SS OS 227108SS OS 227143SS OS 227242SS OS 227260SS OS 227269SS OS 227290SS OS 227552SS OS 227818SS OS 228295SS OS 228614SS OS 229137SS OS 229994SS OS 230458SS OS 231158SS OS 233566 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued) OS 236277SS OS 238103 OS 243824 OS 246016 OS 268358 OS 405177 OS 416586 Box 2 OS001 001434 OS001 002172 OS001 002410SS OS001 002622SS OS001 003001 OS001 005116 OS001 005629 OS001 006508SS OS001 007523 OS001 009421SS OS001 010680 OS001 011189 OS001 015137 OS001 017028SS OS001 025080SS OS001 029933 OS001 030757 OS001 031687SS OS001 036612SS OS001 038429SS OS001 047261SS OS001 058897 OS001 070488SS OS001 071314SS OS001 071835 OS001 121565 OS001 141116 OS001 141894 OS001 142093 OS001 143192SS OS001 144054SS OS001 144677SS OS001 146527 OS001 148136 OS001 149808SS OS001 150256 OS001 164380SS Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued) OS001 186998 OS001 202636SS OS001 233745SS Box 3 OS001 235264 OS001 235602 OS001 235832SS OS001 235954 OS001 236145 OS001 236594 OS001 238301 OS001 238326 OS001 238345 OS001 238406 OS001 238777 OS001 239773 OS001 239777 OS001 241951 OS001 242361SS OS001 243255 OS001 256229SS OS001 263341 OS001 263430 OS001 263443 OS001 263448 OS001 263462 OS001 263484 OS001 263488 OS001 263493 OS001 268182 OS001 268223 OS001 268272 OS001 268301 OS001 270117SS OS001 272798SS OS001 276242 OS001 276596 OS001 276597 OS001 276598 OS001 291900 OS001 293409 OS001 294920SS OS001 295453SS OS001 297264SS OS001 307536SS Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued) OS001 404563 OS001 406268 OS001 412654 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File CF OS 023139SS OS001 048182SS OS001 062117SS OS001 062124SS OS001 417472 OS001 428225 Electronic Records OS001 307536SS [disk]