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Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms." National Research Council. 1995. Managing the Space Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9297.
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APPENDIX

I

Acronyms

AA

Associate Administrator

AO

Announcement of Opportunity

ARPA

Advanced Research Projects Agency

ASEB

Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

ATD

Advanced Technology Development

CSSTP

Committee on Space Science Technology Planning

CFC

Construction of Facilities

CoF

Construction of Facilities

CRADA

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

CSSTP

Committee on Space Science Technology Planning

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DoD

U.S. Department of Defense

DOE

U.S. Department of Energy

DRG

Division of Research Grants (NIH)

ELV

Expendable Launch Vehicle

EOS

Earth Observing System

EOSDIS

Earth Observing System Data and Information System

ESA

European Space Agency

FFRDC

Federally Funded Research and Development Center

FOSS

Future of Space Science

FOSS-AO

FOSS Task Group on Alternative Organizations

FOSS-RP

FOSS Task Group on Research Prioritization

FOSS-SG

FOSS Steering Group

FOSS-T

FSS Task Group on Technology

FY

Fiscal Year (federal government)

GOCO

Government-owned, contractor-operated

GSFC

Goddard Space Flight Center

ICD

Institute, Center, and Division

IPA

Intergovernmental Personnel Act

IRG

Initial review group

IRP

Intramural research program

ITP

Integrated Technology Plan (for the civil space program)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms." National Research Council. 1995. Managing the Space Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9297.
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JCT

Joint Committee on Technology

JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JSC

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

LaRC

Langley Research Center

LBSAD

Life and Biomedical Sciences and Applications Division

LeRC

Lewis Research Center

LMScAAC

Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee

MFPE

Mission from Planet Earth

MidEX

Mid-size Explorer

MSAD

Microgravity Science and Applications Division

MSFC

Marshall Space Flight Center

MTPEAC

Mission to Planet Earth Advisory Committee

NAC

NASA Advisory Council

NACA

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NESDIS

National Environmental Satellite Data and Information System

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRA

NASA research announcements

NRC

National Research Council

NRL

Naval Research Laboratory

NSB

National Science Board

NSF

National Science Foundation

OA

Office of Aeronautics

OACT

Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology

OART

Office of Advanced Research and Technology

OAST

Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology

OLMSA

Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications

OMSF

Office of Manned Space Flight

OMTPE

Office of Mission to Planet Earth

OSAT

Office of Space Access and Technology

OSF

Office of Space Flight

OSS

Office of Space Science

OSSA

Office of Space Science and Applications

OSTP

Office of Science and Technology Policy

R&D

Research & Development

R&PM

Research & Program Management

SGER

Small grant for exploratory research

SMEX

Small Explorer

SRA

Scientific review administrator (NIH)

SScAC

Space Science Advisory Committee

SSB

Space Studies Board

SSTAC

Space Systems and Technology Advisory Committee

SSTI

Small Satellite Technology Initiative

VA

Veterans Administration

VA-HUD-IA

Veterans Administration/Housing and Urban Development/Independent Agencies

WFC

Wallops Flight Center

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms." National Research Council. 1995. Managing the Space Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9297.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix I: Acronyms." National Research Council. 1995. Managing the Space Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9297.
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