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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: An Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10202.
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FAcronyms and Abbreviations


AC

alternating current

AFRL

Air Force Research Laboratory

AIAA

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

a-Si

amorphous silicon

AST

Advanced Space Transportation (program)


B

billion


CIGS

copper indium gallium diselenide

cm

centimeter

CNES

Centre National d’Études Spatiales (French Space Agency)


DC

direct current

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy


EH&S

environmental health and safety

EOL

end of life

EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute

ESA

European Space Agency

ETI

Earth-to-orbit transportation and infrastructure

ETO

Earth to orbit


ft

foot


g

gravity level at Earth’s surface

GEO

geosynchronous Earth orbit

GHz

gigahertz

GPS

ground power system

GW

gigawatt


HEDS

Human Exploration and Development of Space (NASA)


in.

inch

IS

intelligent system

ISS

International Space Station

ISTI

in-space transportation and infrastructure

ITAM

integrated technology analysis methodology


kg

kilogram

km

kilometer

kW

kilowatt

kW-hr

kilowatt-hour


LEO

low Earth orbit


M

million

m2

square meter

m3

cubic meter

MBG

muti-band gap

MHD

magnetohydrodynamics

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: An Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10202.
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μm

micrometer

MSC

model system category

mW

milli-watt

MW

megawatt


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NRC

National Research Council

NREL

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

NRO

National Reconnaissance Office


OTA

Office of Technology Assessment


PMAD

power management and distribution

PS

platform systems

PV

photovoltaic

PVMat

PV Manufacturing Technology


R&D

research and development

R&T

research and technology

RMS

Remote Manipulator System


SAIM

space assembly, inspection, and maintenance

SCMC

structural concepts, materials, and controls

SERT

SSP Exploratory Research and Technology (program)

SIM

systems integration and management

SLA

stretched lens array

SLI

Space Launch Initiative

SMOC

Senior Management Oversight Committee

SPG

solar power generation

SPMAD

space power management and distribution

SPS

solar power satellite

SSP

space solar power


TFD

technology flight demonstration

TMM

thermal materials and management

TRL

technology readiness level

TSX

Tele-robotic Shuttle Experiment


USAF

U.S. Air Force


W

watt

WPT

wireless power transmission


YAG

yttrium aluminum garnet

yr

year

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: An Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10202.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: An Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10202.
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In March 2000, NASA's Office of Space Flight asked the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council to perform an independent assessment of the space solar power program's technology investment strategy to determine its technical soundness and its contribution to the roadmap that NASA has developed for this program. The program's investment strategy was to be evaluated in the context of its likely effectiveness in meeting the program's technical and economic objectives.

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