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Acronyms and Abbreviations
CAM
centrifuge accommodation module
CEV
crew exploration vehicle
ESAS
Exploration Systems Architecture Study
ESMD
Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
EVA
extravehicular activity
IOM
Institute of Medicine
ISRU
in situ resource utilization
ISS
International Space Station
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
LEO
low Earth orbit
LET
linear energy transfer
MFH
multiphase flow and heat transfer
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NRC
National Research Council
R&D
research and development
R&T
research and technology
SPM
science power module (Russian)