Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: An Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy (2001)
Chapter: Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations
FAcronyms and Abbreviations
AC
alternating current
AFRL
Air Force Research Laboratory
AIAA
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
a-Si
amorphous silicon
AST
Advanced Space Transportation (program)
B
billion
CIGS
copper indium gallium diselenide
cm
centimeter
CNES
Centre National d’Études Spatiales (French Space Agency)
DC
direct current
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
EH&S
environmental health and safety
EOL
end of life
EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute
ESA
European Space Agency
ETI
Earth-to-orbit transportation and infrastructure
ETO
Earth to orbit
ft
foot
g
gravity level at Earth’s surface
GEO
geosynchronous Earth orbit
GHz
gigahertz
GPS
ground power system
GW
gigawatt
HEDS
Human Exploration and Development of Space (NASA)
in.
inch
IS
intelligent system
ISS
International Space Station
ISTI
in-space transportation and infrastructure
ITAM
integrated technology analysis methodology
kg
kilogram
km
kilometer
kW
kilowatt
kW-hr
kilowatt-hour
LEO
low Earth orbit
M
million
m2
square meter
m3
cubic meter
MBG
muti-band gap
MHD
magnetohydrodynamics
μm
micrometer
MSC
model system category
mW
milli-watt
MW
megawatt
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NREL
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment
PMAD
power management and distribution
PS
platform systems
PV
photovoltaic
PVMat
PV Manufacturing Technology
R&D
research and development
R&T
research and technology
RMS
Remote Manipulator System
SAIM
space assembly, inspection, and maintenance
SCMC
structural concepts, materials, and controls
SERT
SSP Exploratory Research and Technology (program)
SIM
systems integration and management
SLA
stretched lens array
SLI
Space Launch Initiative
SMOC
Senior Management Oversight Committee
SPG
solar power generation
SPMAD
space power management and distribution
SPS
solar power satellite
SSP
space solar power
TFD
technology flight demonstration
TMM
thermal materials and management
TRL
technology readiness level
TSX
Tele-robotic Shuttle Experiment
USAF
U.S. Air Force
W
watt
WPT
wireless power transmission
YAG
yttrium aluminum garnet
yr
year
