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ACRONYM DESCRIPTION
A & E ACTIVATION & EVALUATION
A & R AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS
A & T ASSEMBLY AND TEST
A & T ASSEMBLY & TEST
a.k.a ALSO KNOWN AS
a.m. ANTE MERIDIEM (BEFORE NOON)
A/C AIRCRAFT
A/D ANALOG TO DIGITAL (CONVERTER)
A/E ANTI-EARTH
A/S ANTI-SPOOFING
AA ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR
AAC ALASKAN AIR COMMAND (U.S.)
AAC ADVANCED ADAPTIVE CONTROL
AAFE ADVANCED APPLICATIONS FLIGHT EXPERIMENT (OLD NASA ACRONYM)
AAFE AEROASSIST FLIGHT EXPERIMENT (RELATED TO AOTV)
AAM APOGEE ADJUST MANEUVER
AB AS-BUILT
ABFR AS BUILT FLOW RECORD
ABI NWS STATION IDENTIFIER FOR ABILENE, TX
ABLE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER EXPERIMENT
ABOM AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
ABPL AS BUILT PARTS LIST
ac ALTERNATING CURRENT
AC ATLAS CENTAUR (INTERMEDIATE CLASS ELV)
ACA ATTITUDE CONTROL ASSEMBLY
ACB APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY BRANCH (NESDIS/NCDC, ASHEVILLE, NC)
ACCESS ASSEMBLY CONCEPT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ERECTABLE SPACE STRUCTURE
ACCS AMBROZIAK COLOR-COORDINATE SYSTEM
ACCS ACTIVE CONTAMINATION CONTROL SUBSYSTEM
ACD ADVANCED CONTROL DEVICES
ACD ATTITUDE CONTROL DEVELOPMENT
ACD ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL DOCUMENT
ACE ATTITUDE CONTROL ELECTRONICS
ACE AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT
ACES ACOUSTIC CONTAINERLESS EXPERIMENT SYSTEM (NASA/MICROGRAVITY)
ACG ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION PAYLOAD GROUP
ACGE ANALOG COMMAND GENERATION EQUIPMENT (NASA)
ACK ACKOWLEDGEMENT (NASCOM PROTOCOL)
ACN ASCENSION ISLAND STDN STATION
ACO ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER
ACRIM ACTIVE CAVITY RADIOMETER IRRADIANCE MONITOR (SMM)
ACS ATTITUDE CONTROL SOFTWARE/SYSTEM
ACSE ACTIVE CAVITY RADIOMETER
ACSE ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS
ACTS ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE (NASA)
ACU ACCELEROMETER UNIT
ACWP ACTUAL/APPLIED COST FOR WORK PERFORMED
ACZCS ADVANCED COASTAL ZONE COLOR SCANNER
AD AS-DESIGNED
AD ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT
A-D ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL (CONVERTER, ALSO A/D AND ADC)
ADA DoD HIGH LEVEL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
A-DAAC AFFILIATED-DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER
ADACS ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM
AdaDL Ada DESIGN LANGUAGE, A PROGRAM LANGUAGE
ADAS ADVANCE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (A-DCS) ANTENNA SYSTEM
ADC ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
ADCLS ADVANCED DATA COLLECTION AND LOCATION SYSTEM
A-DCS ADVANCED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM
ADD ARCHITECTURE DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT
ADE ARRAY DRIVE ELECTRONICS
ADEOS ADVANCED EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (JAPAN)
ADESS AUTOMATIC DATA EDITING AND SWITCHING SYSTEM
ADF ACQUISITION DATA FACILITY
ADG ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMIC PAYLOAD GROUP
ADH ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT HARDWARE
ADM ATTITUDE DATA MIX/MULTIPLEXER
ADM ATTITUDE DIGITAL OR DATA MULTIPLEXER ADMIRAL
ADM ADMINISTRATOR OR ADMINISTRATION
ADM ADMIRAL
ADM ANGULAR DEPENDENCE/DISTRIBUTION MODEL
ADP AUTOMATED/AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING (OR PROCESSOR)
ADP ACCEPTANCE DATA PACKAGE
ADPE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
ADPUPA AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING UPPER AIR
ADR ACHIEVABLE DATA RATE
ADRS AUTOMATED DEFECT REPORTING SYSTEM
ADS ATTITUDE DETERMINATION SOFTWARE/SUBSYSTEM
ADS ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT SENSOR
ADS ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY SPECIFICATIONS
ADS AEROSPACE DATA SYSTEMS
ADS ANCILLARY DATA SERVICE
ADSF ADVANCE/AUTOMATIC DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION FURNACE
ADSS AEROSPACE DATA SYSTEMS STANDARDS
AE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
AE ANTI-EARTH
AE ASTRO-ELECTRONICS
AE ATMOSPHERIC EXPLORER
AEC ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISION
AED AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DIVISION
AEG ATLANTIC ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP (NOAA)
AEM APPLICATIONS EXPLORER MISSION (NASA, EITHER AN A OR B FOLLOWS)
AEPI ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS PHOTOMETRIC IMAGING
AES ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE (CANADA)
af AUDIO FREQUENCY
AF AIR FORCE
AF POLAR B AIR FORCE POLAR BEAR (ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS ON EM PROPAGATION)
AFB AIR FORCE BASE
AFC AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL
AFD AFT FLIGHT DECK
AFE AMERICAN FLIGHT ECHOCARDIOGRAPH (NASA, CARDIOVASCULAR)
AFESMC AIR FORCE EASTERN SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER (CAPE KENNEDY, FL)
AFETR AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE
AFGL AIR FORCE GEOPHYSICS LABORATORY (BEDFORD, MA)
AFGWC AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL (OFFUTT AFB, OMAHA, NE)
AFITV AF INSTRUMENTED TEST VEHICLE (ANTI-SATELLITE TARGET VEHICLE)
AFM AIR FORCE MANUAL
AFM AWARD FEE MILESTONE
AFOS AUTOMATION OF FIELD OPERATIONS AND SERVICES
AFPRO AIR FORCE PLANT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
AFR AIR FORCE REGULATION
AFRCC AIR FORCE RESCUE CONTROL CENTER
AFSC AIR FORCE SYSTEM COMMAND (SPACE DIVISION, FAIRCHILD AFB)
AFSCF AIR FORCE SATELLITE CONTROL FACILITY
AFT AFT FLIGHT DECK
AFWSMC AIR FORCE WESTERN SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER
AFWTR AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE
AGC AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL
AGCI ASPEN GLOBAL CHANGE INSTITUTE
AGE AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT
AGO SANTIAGO, CHILE STDN STATION
AgRISTARS AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY SURVEY THRU AEROS REMOTE SENSING
AGS ASCENT GUIDANCE SOFTWARE
AGS ALTERNATING GRADIENT SYNCHOTRON (AT BNL)
AGU AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
AH AMPERE-HOUR
AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AIAA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
AIAA AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
AID AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DoS)
AID ALTERED ITEM DRAWING
AIDJEX ARCTIC ICE DYNAMICS JOINT EXPERIMENT
AIM AUTOMATED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
AIP AMSU INFORMATION PROCESSOR
AIRIES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIRS ADVANCED INFRARED SOUNDER
AIRS ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDER (OLD ITS)
AIS AIRBORNE IMAGING SPECTROMETER
AIS AUTOMATED INFORMATION SECURITY
AISC ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES CENTER (FORMERLY W/NESDIS)
AJPO ADA JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE
aka ALSO KNOWN AS
AKM APOGEE KICK MOTOR
AL ASSIGNED LEVEL
ALC AUTOMATIC LEVEL CONTROL
ALE ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIMES EXPERIMENT
ALP ASCENT LOAD PACKAGE
ALT ALTITUDE (ORBIT ALTITUDE)
ALT ALTIMETER
ALU ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT
AM AMPLITUDE MODULATION
AM ASSURANCE MANAGER
AMAO ADVANCED MISSIONS ANALYSIS OFFICE
AMBA ADAPTIVE MULTIBEAM ANTENNA
AME ANTENNA MOUNTED EQUIPMENT
AMF APOGEE MANEUVER/MOTOR FIRING
AMI ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT
AMIR ADVANCE MICROWAVE IMAGING RADIOMETER
AMOS AF MAUI OPTICAL STATION (AF/GROUND-BASED ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSORS)
AMPE AUTOMATED MESSAGE PROCESSING EXCHANGE
AMP-HR AMPERE-HOUR
AMPTE ACTIVE MAGNETOSPHERE PARTICLE TRACER EXPERIMENT/EXPLORER
AMR ADVANCED MICROWAVE RADIOMETER
AMRIR ADVANCED MEDIUM-RESOLUTION IMAGING RADIOMETER
AMS AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
AMS AUTOMATED/AUTOMATIC METEOROLOGICAL STATION
AMS ALIGNMENT MEASURING SYSTEM
AMSR ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER
AMSU ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT
AMTS ADVANCED MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURE SOUNDER
AMU ATOMIC MASS UNIT
AN ASCENDING NODE
ANC ACTIVE NUTATION CONTROL
ANDOSL ADVANCED NIGHT/DAY OPTICAL SURVEY OF LIGHTNING (OPTICAL/MONITOR)
ANS ASTRONOMICAL NETHERLANDS SATELLITE (uv and x-ray)
ANSI AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (NONPROFIT, NONGOVERNMENT)
AO ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY
AOA ABORT-ONCE-AROUND
AOC AWARD OF CONTRACT
AOC ARGOS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
AOC ATTITUDE AND ORBIT CONTROL
AOCE ATTITUDE AND ORBIT CONTROL ELECTRONICS
AOCI AIRBORNE OCEAN COLOR INSTRUMENT (NASA AMES U-2 TYPE AIRCRAFT)
AOCS ATTITUDE AND ORBIT CONTROL SUBSYSTEM
AODC AGE OF DATA, CLOCK
AODE AGE OF DATA, EPHEMERIS
AOIPS ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
AOL AIRBORNE OCEANOGRAPHIC LIDAR
AOLM ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC & METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY (NOAA/ERL, FL)
AOS AND-OR SELECT (LOGIC GATE)
AOS ACQUISITION OF SIGNAL
AOS ARCHIVE AND OPERATIONS SYSTEM (ASF)
AOS ADVANCED ORBITING SYSTEMS
AOS/VS ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEM/VIRTUAL STORAGE
AOSP ADVANCED ON-BOARD SIGNAL PROCESSOR
AP APPLICATION PROCESSOR (NASA/MSOCC)
AP ARRAY PROCESSOR
AP ATTACHED PAYLOAD
AP & AE ATTACHED PAYLOADS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
APA ALLOWANCE FOR PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT
APACM ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY MONITORS
APAE ATTACHED PAYLOAD ACCOMMODATION EQUIPMENT
APAFO ADVANCED PARTICLES AND FIELDS OBSERVATORY
APE ASCENT PHASE EQUIPMENT
APE AURORA PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIMENT (NASA/EXTENT AND DYNAMICS AURORA)
APID APPLICATION (PACKET) IDENTIFIER
APL APPROVED PARTS LIST
APL APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU AND UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON)
APL AVERAGE PICTURE LEVEL
APP ANALYST PLOT PACKAGE
APR AGENCY PROCUREMENT REQUEST
APS AUXILIARY PROPULSION SYSTEM
APSE ADA PROGRAMMING SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT
APT AUTOMATIC PICTURE TRANSMISSION/TERMINAL (NOAA SATELLITES)
APU AUXILIARY PROCESSING UNIT
AR ANTI-REFLECTION
AR ACCEPTANCE REVIEW
AR & D APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ARABSAT ARAB SATELLITE (COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE OF ASCO)
ARAR ACCIDENT RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT
ARC AMES/ANTARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER
ARC AGGREGATION OF RED CELLS (LOW-GRAVITY BLOOD STUDIES)
ARC ASPECT RATIO CORRECTED
ARC APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION
ARF ANIMAL RESEARCH FACILITY
ARGOS FRENCH DCLS ON NOAA OPERATIONAL SATELLITES
ARIA AIRBORNE/ADVANCED RANGE INSTRUMENTATION AIRCRAFT
ARIA APOLLO RANGE INSTRUMENTED AIRCRAFT
ARO AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDER
ARPA ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DoD)
ARPAnet ARPA NETWORK (DoD)
ARS ATMOSPHERIC REVITALIZATION SUBSYSTEM
ARS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
AS ADAPTER STRUCTURE
A-S ANTI-SPOOFING
ASAP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
ASAP ATTACHED SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS PAYLOADS
ASAP AUTOMATED SHIPBOARD AEROLOGICAL PROGRAM
ASB ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES BRANCH (NESDIS, CAMP SPRINGS, MD)
ASC ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CENTER (GENERIC TO NOAA)
ASCIE AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE
ASCII AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
ASCO ARAB SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION
ASD ASTRO SPACE DIVISION (RCA)
ASD ADP SERVICES DIVISION (NESDIS/NCDC, ASHEVILLE, NC)
ASD ADP SUPPORT DIVISION (NESDIS/NODC, WASHINGTON, DC)
ASDAR AIRCRAFT TO SATELLITE DATA RELAY
ASD-EW ASTRO SPACE DIVISION - EAST WINDSOR
ASDL AIRCRAFT-TO-SATELLITE DATA LINK
ASD-VF ASTRO SPACE DIVISION - VALLEY FORGE
ASE AEROSPACE/AIRBORNE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
ASEM AUGMENTED SPACE ENVIRONMENT MONITOR
ASF ALASKA SAR FACILITY (NASA, FAIRBANKS)
ASFIS AQUATIC SCIENCES AND FISHERIES INFORMATION SYSTEM (FAO)
ASM ACQUISITION STRATEGY MEETING
ASO ADVANCED SOLAR OBSERVATORY
ASOS AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (NWS, FAA)
ASP ATTITUDE SENSOR PACKAGE (FOREIGN REIMBUSABLE HITCHHIKER-G PAYLOAD)
ASRM ADVANCED SOLID ROCKET MOTOR
ASSY ASSEMBLY
ASTER ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER
ASTM AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
ASTR ADVANCED SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE RADIOMETER
ASTRO ASTRONOMY (PROGRAM TO OBTAIN uv ON ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS)
AT ACCEPTANCE TEST/TEMPERATURE
AT AMPERE TEST
AT APOGEE THRUSTER
AT & T AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
ATA AUTOMATIC THRESHOLD ADJUST
ATAC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ATC AIR TRAINING COMMAND
ATC ACTIVE THERMAL CONTROL
ATCS ACTIVE THERMAL CONTROL SUBSYSTEM
ATD ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (NASA USAGE, i.e. Eos ATD)
ATDRS ADVANCED TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE
ATDRSS ADVANCED TDRSS
ATE AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT
ATG AEROSPACE TEST GROUP
ATLAB ATMOSPHERIC LABORATORY
atlas ELV (INTERMEDIATE CLASS)
ATLAS ATMOSPHERIC LABORATORY FOR APPLICATIONS AND SCIENCE (NASA)
ATLID ATMOSPHERIC LIDAR
ATM AMPERE TURN METERS SQUARED (MAGNETIC FIELD)
atm ATMOSPHERE
ATM ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES (NSF)
ATM524 AMPERE TURN METER SQUARE
ATMOS ABBREVIATED TEST LANGUAGE FOR AIR/AVIONICS SYSTEMS
ATMOS ATMOSPHERIC TRACE MOLECULES OBSERVED BY SPECTROSCOPY
ATMOS ATMOSPHERIC TRACE MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPE
ATMUL AUTOMATIC THRUSTER MOMENTUM UNLOADING SOFTWARE
ATN ADVANCED TIROS-N
ATNAGE ADVANCED TIROS-N AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT
ATO ABORT-TO-ORBIT
ATP ACCEPTANCE TEST PROCEDURE/PLAN
ATP AUTHORITY TO PROCEED
ATS APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE
ATS ATTITUDE TRANSFER SYSTEM
ATS-6 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE
ATSD ADMINISTRATION & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIVISION (NESDIS/NCDC)
ATS-F NASA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE
ATSR ALONG-TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER (SENSOR ON ERS-1)
ATT/PL ATTACHED PAYLOAD
ATW AEROSPACE TEST WING
ATW AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION
AU ASTRONOMICAL UNIT (MEAN EARTH-SUN DISTANCE)
AUSSAT AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (DIRECT BROADCAST)
AUTODIN AUTOMATIC DIGITAL NETWORK (U.S.)
AUTO-GOSS AUTOMATED GROUND OPERATIONS SCHEDULING SYSTEM
AUTOVON AUTOMATIC VOICE NETWORK (DoD)
AUX AUXILIARY
AVCS ADVANCED VIDICON CAMERA SYSTEM
AVE AEROSPACE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
AVHRR ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (TIROS-N)
AVIRIS AIRBORNE VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGING SPECTROMETER
AVRIS AIRBORNE VISIBLE/INFRARED IMAGING SPECTROMETER
AW ACCEPTANCE WITHHELD TAG
AWCS AGENCY-WIDE CODING STRUCTURE
AWG AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE
AWIPS ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM (NWS)
AWIPS-90 ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR THE 90s
AWS AIR WEATHER SERVICE
AWYP AND WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?
AXAF ADVANCED X-RAY ASTROPHYSICS FACILITY (NASA/FREE FLYER)
AXBT AIRBORNE EXPENDABLE BATHYTHERMOGRAPH
AXI ATMOSPHERIC X-RAY IMAGER
AZ AZIMUTH
   
 
 
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