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Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 44-46

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... 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 44
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... 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.
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  • supernova acceleration
  • planet finder
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  • stereo solar
  • measurement mission
  • terrestrial relations
  • geological survey
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  • infrared astronomy
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