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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11020.
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Appendix E
Acronyms and Abbreviations


AIAA

American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics

ASAT

antisatellite weapon

ASEB

Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

ASTRA

Advanced Systems, Technologies, Research, and Analysis

ATLAS

Advanced Technology Life-cycle Analysis System


CAIB

Columbia Accident Investigation Board

CEV

crew exploration vehicle

Code R

Aerospace Technology Enterprise

Code S

Space Science Enterprise

Code T

Office of Exploration Systems

Code Y

Earth Science Enterprise

COPUOS

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space


DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DOD

Department of Defense


ESA

European Space Agency

EVA

extravehicular activity


FreedomCAR

Freedom Cooperative Automotive Research


GPS

global positioning system


HEDS

Human Exploration and Development of Space


ISS

International Space Station


JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory


LEO

low Earth orbit


MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NAVSEA

Naval Sea Systems Command

NMP

New Millennium Program

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NPOESS

National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11020.
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NRC

National Research Council


ORBITEC

Orbital Technologies, Inc.


RFF

Resources for the Future


SBIR

Small Business Innovative Research

STTR

Small Business Technology Transfer


THREADS

Technology for Human/Robotic Exploration and Development of Space

TRL

technology readiness level

TTB

technology tool box

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11020.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2004. Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11020.
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NASA’s Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) program within the Office of Space Flight has proposed a new framework for space technology and systems development—Advanced Systems, Technology, Research, and Analysis (ASTRA) for future space flight capabilities. To assist in the development of this framework, NASA asked the National Research Council to convene a series of workshops on technology policy issues concerning the relationship of the various stakeholders in advancing human and robotic exploration and development of space. The first workshop, which is the topic of this report, focused on policy issues about the development and demonstration of space technologies. Four policy topics—selected by the project steering committee as the foci of this first workshop—are discussed in the report: the rationale for human and robotic space exploration; technology as a driver for capability transformation; risk mitigation and perception; and international cooperation and competition.

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