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Suggested Citation:"F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1999. Institutional Arrangements for Space Station Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9757.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACUC

Animal Care and Use Committee

ASEB

Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

ATM

Apollo Telescope Mount

CAM

centrifuge accommodations module

CDR

critical design review

COMSAT

Commercial Satellite Corporation

CRV

crew return vehicle

CSC

commercial space center

ERA

European robotic arm

ESA

European Space Agency

EVA

extravehicular activity

IRB

Institutional Review Board

ISLSWG

International Space Life Sciences Working Group

ISPR

international standard payload rack

ISS

International Space Station

JEM

Japanese experiment module

JSC

Johnson Space Center

MPLM

multipurpose logistics module

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NGO

nongovernment organization

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRA

NASA research announcement

NRC

National Research Council

NSF

National Science Foundation

OLMSA

Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences

PDR

preliminary design review

PI

principal investigator

R&D

research and development

RFP

request for proposal

RSA

Russian Space Agency

SPP

science power platform

SSB

Space Studies Board

SSRMS

space station remote manipulation system

SSUB

Space Station Utilization Board

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