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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACCESS
Advanced Cosmic-ray Composition Experiment for the Space Station
ACE
Advanced Composition Explorer
AGN
active galactic nucleus
AIRS
Advanced Infrared Sounder
ALEXIS
Array of Low-Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
AO
announcement of opportunity
ARISE
Advanced Radio Interferometry between Space and Earth
ASCA
Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics
AXAF
Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (now Chandra X-ray Observatory)
CAA
Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics
CATSAT
Cooperative Astrophysics and Technology Satellite
CES
Committee on Earth Studies
CFC
chlorofluorocarbon
CGRO
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
CHAMP
Challenging Minisatellite Payload
CHIPS
Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
CISP
Committee on International Space Programs
CMBR
cosmic microwave background radiation
CME
coronal mass ejection
COMPLEX
Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration
CRAF
Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby
CSSP
Committee and Solar and Space Physics
CZCS
Coastal Zone Color Scanner
DMSP
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DOD
Department of Defense
DSN
Deep Space Network
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EO-1
Earth Orbiter-1
EOS
Earth Observing System
EOS-AM
Earth Observing System Morning Satellite (now Terra)
EOS-CHEM
Earth Observing System Chemistry Satellite
EOS-PM
Earth Observing System Afternoon Satellite (now Aqua)
ESA
European Space Agency
ESE
Earth Science Enterprise
ESSP
Earth System Science Pathfinder (program)
EUVE
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
FAME
Full-Sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer
FAST
Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer
FBC
faster-better-cheaper
FIRST
Far Infrared and Submillimeter Telescope
FUSE
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
GALEX
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
GCRP
Global Change Research Program
GEC
Global Electrodynamic Constellation
GGS
Global Geospace Science (program)
GLAST
Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope
GO
guest observer
GOES
geostationary operational environmental satellites
GP-B
Gravity Probe-B
GPS
Global Positioning System
GR
general relativity
GRACE
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
GSFC
Goddard Space Flight Center
HESSI
High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
HETE
High-Energy Transfer Explorer
HIRS
High-Resolution Infrared Sounder
HST
Hubble Space Telescope
ICESat
Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite
IIP
Instrument Incubator Program
IMAGE
Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration
IMAS
Integrated Multispectral Atmospheric Sounder
IMEX
Inner Magnetosphere Explorer
IMP
Interplanetary Monitoring Platform
INTEGRAL
International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
IPO
Integrated Program Office
ISEE
International Sun-Earth Explorer
ISM
interstellar medium
ISTP
International Solar-Terrestrial Physics program
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
LISA
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
MAP
Microwave Anisotropy Probe
MCO
Mars Climate Observer
MIDEX
Medium Explorer (program)
MMS
Magnetospheric Multi Scale
MO&DA
mission operations and data analysis
MoO
mission of opportunity
MPL
Mars Polar Lander
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEAR
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous
NGST
Next Generation Space Telescope
NMS
Neutral Mass Spectrometer
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPP
NPOESS Preparatory Project
NRC
National Research Council
NSTC
National Science and Technology Council
OSS
Office of Space Science (NASA)
PI
principal investigator
PIDDP
Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program
POES
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
QuikSCAT
Quick Scatterometer
R&A
research and analysis
ROSAT
Roentgen Satellite
RXTE
Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
SAMPEX
Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SAX
Satellite per Astronomìa in Raggi X
SDI
Strategic Defense Initiative
SeaWiFS
Sea Viewing Wide Field of View Sensor
SEC
Sun-Earth Connection
SIM
Space Interferometry Mission
SIRTF
Space Infrared Telescope Facility
SME
Solar Mesosphere Explorer
SMEX
Small Explorer (program)
SNOE
Student Nitric Oxide Experiment (program)
SOFIA
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
SOHO
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
SSB
Space Studies Board
SSTI
Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative
STD
science and technology definition
STEDI
Student Explorer Demonstration Initiative
STEREO
Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory
STP
Solar-Terrestrial Probe
STScI
Space Telescope Science Institute
SWAS
Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
TERRIERS
Tomographic Experiment Using Radiative Recombinative Ionospheric Extreme Ultraviolet and Radio Sources
TIMED
Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
TOMS
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
TOPEX
Ocean Topography Experiment
TPF
Terrestrial Planet Finder
TRACE
Transition Region and Coronal Explorer
TRMM
Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission
UARS
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
UNEX
University Class Explorer (program)
USGCRP
U.S. Global Change Research Program
USRA
Universities Space Research Association
VLA
Very Large Array
WIRE
Wide-field InfraRed Explorer
XEUS
X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy mission
XMM
X-ray Multi-Mirror mission