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Pages 80-84

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... ADS Astrophysical Data System (NASA) AGN active galactic nuclei AIP American Institute of Physics AIPS Radio Astronomy Data Analysis System (also AIPS++)
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... GALLEX European Gallium Solar-neutrino Detector GBT Green Bank Telescope GDP gross domestic product GINGA Third Japanese X-ray Astronomy Satellite GISS Goddard Institute for Space Studies GLAST Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope GO Guest Observer program GP-B Gravity Probe B GPRA Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center GTO Guaranteed Time Observer (usually instrument or telescope builder) HALCA Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy HEA High-Energy Astrophysics (DOE)
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... NICMOS Near Infrared Camera and Multi Object Spectrograph (MST) NIR near infrared NIST National Institute of Stanclarcis and Technology NOAO National Optical Astronomy Observatories NRA NASA Research Announcement NRA O National Radio Astronomy Observatory NRC National Research Council 82
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... R&RA research and related activities .RSM Radio Spectrum Management RTOP Research and Technology Objectives and Plans Program RXTE Rossi X-ray Timing Experiment SAA Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics program (NSFJ SAGE Soviet-American Gallium Experiment (for neutrinos) SAGENAP Scientific Advisory Group for Non-accelerator Physics (DOE)
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From page 84...
... Gemini Program/Science Operations Division (NOAO) USNO United States Naval Observatory UV ultraviolet VERITAS Ultrahigh-Energy Gamma Ray Array VLA Very Large Array VLBA Very Long Baseline Array VLBI Very Long Baseline Interferometry VLT European Very Large Telescope (4 X 8-meters)
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