An Assessment of Balance in NASA's Science Programs (2006)
Chapter: Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
D
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AANM
Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium
AO
announcement of opportunity
ARISE
Advanced Radio Interferometry between Space and Earth
BHFP
Black Hole Finder Probe
CEV
Crew Exploration Vehicle
DDAA
The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics
DOI
Department of the Interior
DOT
Department of Transportation
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESMD
Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (NASA)
ESSP
Earth System Science Pathfinder
EXIST
Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey Telescope
FY
Fiscal Year
GIFTS
Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer
GLAST
Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
GPM
Global Precipitation Mission
HHP
Human Health and Performance program
HST
Hubble Space Telescope
ISS
International Space Station
ITM
Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JDEM
Joint Dark Energy Mission
JWST
James Webb Space Telescope
LISA
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LWS
Living With a Star program
MIDEX
Medium-class Explorer
MMS
Magnetospheric Multiscale mission
MO&DA
mission operations and data analysis
NAI
NASA Astrobiology Institute
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NFSS
New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy
NGST
Next Generation Space Telescope
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPP
NPOESS Preparatory Program
NuSTAR
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
OBPR
Office of Biological and Physical Research (NASA)
OCO
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OSTM
Ocean Surface Topography Mission
Q2C
Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century
R&A
research and analysis
SAFIR
Single Aperture Far Infra-Red Observatory
SDO
Solar Dynamics Observatory
SEB
The Sun to the Earth—and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics
SEC
Sun-Earth Connections
SIM
Space Interferometry Mission
SMD
Science Mission Directorate (NASA)
SNAP
SuperNova Acceleration Probe
SOFIA
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
SOMD
Space Operations Mission Directorate (NASA)
SR&T
Supporting Research and Technology
SSE
Solar System Exploration
STEREO
Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory
STP
Solar-Terrestrial Probe
TPF
Terrestrial Planet Finder
TRMM
Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
WISE
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
