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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA's Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13354.
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Acronyms

AC alternating current
AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory
ALM autonomous logistics management
ANT adaptive network topology
AR&D autonomous rendezvous and docking
ASRAT Astrophysics Sounding Rocket Assessment Team
ASRG Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator
ATA Allen Telescope Array
   
CCD charge-coupled device
CG center of gravity
CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor
CNT carbon nanotube
CPS cyber-physical system
CTE coefficient of thermal expansion
   
DC direct current
DDM direct digital manufacturing
DOD Department of Defense
DOE Department of Energy
DOF degrees of freedom
D&T distribution and transmission
   
E3 environment, economy, and energy
ECLSS environmental control and life support system
EDL entry, descent, and landing
EELV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
EP electric propulsion
ETDP Exploration Technology Development Program
EVA extravehicular activity
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA's Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13354.
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FAST Fast Access Testbed Spacecraft
FDIR fault detection, isolation, and recovery
   
GCR galactic cosmic radiation
GEO geosynchronous Earth orbit
GN&C guidance, navigation, and control
GPU graphical processor units
GRM generic reference mission
   
H2 hydrogen
HDWL hybrid Doppler wind lidar
HEFT Human Exploration Framework Team
   
IBIS Integrated Blanket/Interconnect System
ICMSE integrated computational materials science and engineering
IHPRPT Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology
IMM inverted metamorphic
IMU inertial measurement unit
IR infrared
ISHM integrated systems health management
Isp specific impulse
ISRU in situ resource utilization
ISS International Space Station
ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations
   
JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JIMO Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter
   
kW kilowatt
   
LEO low Earth orbit
LH2 liquid hydrogen
LILT low-intensity/low-temperature
LOX liquid oxygen
LTD low-temperature detector
   
M mach number
M&S modeling and simulation
MCP microchannel plate
MEMS micro-electro-mechanical system
MEO mid-Earth orbit
MLI multi-layer insulation
MMOD micrometeoroid and orbital debris
   
NACA National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NDE non-destructive evaluation
NEA near-Earth asteroid
NEO near-Earth object
NERVA Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA's Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13354.
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NIAC NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (program); NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NNI National Nanotechnology Initiative
NRC National Research Council
NSF National Science Foundation
NTR nuclear thermal rocket
   
OANM onboard autonomous navigation and maneuvering
OCT Office of the Chief Technologist
OSR Orbital Sounding Rocket
   
PLSS personal life support system
PNT position, navigation, and timing
PV photovoltaic
   
QE quantum efficiency
QFD quality function deployment
   
R&D research and development
RBCC rocket-based combined cycle
RDSP robotic drilling and sampling processing
RF radio frequency
RFID radio frequency identification
RLCAS routine low cost access to space
ROIC readout integrated circuit
RP rocket propellant (hydrocarbon-based)
RPS radioisotope power system(s)
RTG radioisotope thermoelectric generator
   
SDR software defined radio
SEE single event effects
SEP solar electric propulsion
SPE solar particle event
SWAP size, weight, and power
SWNT single wall nanotube
TA technology area
   
TA01 Launch Propulsion Systems Technology Area
TA02 In-Space Propulsion Technologies Technology Area
TA03 Space Power and Energy Storage Technology Area
TA04 Robotics, TeleRobotics, and Autonomous Systems Technology Area
TA05 Communication and Navigation Technology Area
TA06 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems Technology Area
TA07 Human Exploration Destination Systems Technology Area
TA08 Science Instruments, Observatories, and Sensor Systems Technology Area
TA09 Entry, Descent, and Landing Systems Technology Area
TA10 Nanotechnology Technology Area
TA11 Modeling, Simulation, and Information Technology and Processing Technology Area
TA12 Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing Technology Area
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA's Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13354.
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TA13 Ground and Launch Systems Processing Technology Area
TA14 Thermal Management Systems Technology Area
   
TABS technology area breakdown structure
TBCC turbine-based combined cycle
TDRSS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
TPS thermal protection system(s)
TRL technology readiness level
   
USAF U.S. Air Force
UV ultraviolet
   
V&V verification and validation
VASIMR Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
VDFL virtual digital flight leader
VSM vehicle systems management
ZBO zero boil-off
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA's Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13354.
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NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) has begun to rebuild the advanced space technology program in the agency with plans laid out in 14 draft technology roadmaps. It has been years since NASA has had a vigorous, broad-based program in advanced space technology development and its technology base has been largely depleted. However, success in executing future NASA space missions will depend on advanced technology developments that should already be underway. Reaching out to involve the external technical community, the National Research Council (NRC) considered the 14 draft technology roadmaps prepared by OCT and ranked the top technical challenges and highest priority technologies that NASA should emphasize in the next 5 years. This report provides specific guidance and recommendations on how the effectiveness of the technology development program managed by OCT can be enhanced in the face of scarce resources.

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