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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms Used in Figures and Tables." National Research Council. 2001. Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences on the International Space Station. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10196.
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Appendix C
Acronyms Used in Figures and Tables


AHST

Advanced Human Support Technology

AMS

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

APM

Attached Pressurized Module


BTF

Biotechnology Facility


CAM

Centrifuge Accommodation Module

CSA

Canadian Space Agency


EP

EXPRESS Pallet

ER

EXPRESS Rack

ESA

European Space Agency


FCF

Fluids and Combustion Facility


HHR

Habitat Holding Rack

HRF

Human Research Facility


INC

Increment

ISLSWG

International Space Life Sciences Working Group

ISS

International Space Station


JEM/PM

Japanese Experiment Module/Pressurized Module

JEM/EF

Japanese Experiment Module/Exposed Facility


LSG

Life Sciences Glovebox

LTMPF

Low-Temperature Microgravity Physics Facility


MELFI

Minus-Eighty-Degree Life Sciences Freezer

MLE

Mid-deck Locker Equivalent

MSG

Microgravity Sciences Glovebox

MSRF

Materials Science Research Facility


NASDA

Japanese Space Agency


SAGE

Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment

STBD S3/S4

Starboard Truss Segment S3/S4


USL

U.S. Lab


WORF

Window Observational Facility


XCF

X-ray Crystallography Diffraction System

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms Used in Figures and Tables." National Research Council. 2001. Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences on the International Space Station. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10196.
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