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Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS." National Research Council. 1997. Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5826.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations


 

ALS

advanced life support

ARC

Ames Research Center


CELSS

controlled environment life support system

CTSD

Crew and Thermal Systems Division


ECLSS

environmental control and life support system

EMC

environmental monitoring and control

EMU

extravehicular mobility unit

EVA

extravehicular activity


FY

fiscal year


GSFC

Goddard Space Flight Center


HEDS

Human Exploration and Development of Space

HEPA

high efficiency particulate air


IR&D

independent research and development

ISS

International Space Station


JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JSC

Johnson Space Center


KSC

Kennedy Space Center

Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS." National Research Council. 1997. Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5826.
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LEO

low Earth orbit


MSFC

Marshall Space Flight Center


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NRA

NASA research announcement

NRC

National Research Council

NSCORT

NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training


OACT

Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology

OLMSA

Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications

OSAT

Office of Space Access and Technology

OSF

Office of Space Flight

OSSA

Office of Space Science and Applications


P/C

physical/chemical

PLSS

primary life support system


R&D

research and development


SAFER

Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue

SBIR

small business innovative research

SEI

Space Exploration Initiative

SHF

space human factors

SMAC

spacecraft maximum allowable concentration

SR&T

supporting research and technology

SSA

spacesuit assembly


VCD

vacuum compression distillation

Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS." National Research Council. 1997. Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5826.
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Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space was written in response to a request from NASA's Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (OLMSA) to evaluate its Advanced Human Support Technology Program. This report reviews the four major areas of the program: advanced life support (ALS), environmental monitoring and control (EMC), extravehicular activities (EVA), and space human factors (SHF). The focus of this program is on long-term technology development applicable to future human long-duration space missions, such as for a hypothetical new mission to the Moon or Mars.

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