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An Assessment of Balance in NASA’s Science Programs
NAI
NASA Astrobiology Institute
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NFSS
New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy
NGST
Next Generation Space Telescope
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPP
NPOESS Preparatory Program
NuSTAR
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
OBPR
Office of Biological and Physical Research (NASA)
OCO
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OSTM
Ocean Surface Topography Mission
Q2C
Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century
R&A
research and analysis
SAFIR
Single Aperture Far Infra-Red Observatory
SDO
Solar Dynamics Observatory
SEB
The Sun to the Earth—and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics