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Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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... F Acronyms and Abbreviations ARM Asteroid Redirect Mission ASPCO Asian Pacific Space Cooperation Organization ASTP Apollo-Soyuz Test Project ATV Automated Transfer Vehicle CAIB Columbia Accident Investigation Board CASIS Center for the Advancement of Science in Space DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DOD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy DRA Design Reference Architecture DRM Design Reference Mission ECLSS environmental, control, and life support system (or systems) EDL entry, descent, and landing ELIPS European Programme for Life and Physical Science in Space EM Exploration Mission EPO Education and Public Outreach ESA European Space Agency ETD Exploration Technology Development EVA Extravehicular Activity FY fiscal year GAO General Accountability Office GCR galactic cosmic radiation GER Global Exploration Roadmap GNP gross national product 231
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... 232 PATHWAYS TO EXPLORATION GPS Global Positioning System GSS General Social Survey HEOMD Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate HRP Human Research Program HTV H-II Transfer Vehicle ISECG International Space Exploration Coordination Group Isp specific impulse ISRU in situ resource utilization ISS International Space Station kW kilowatt L1 Lagrangian point 1 L2 Lagrangian point 2 LEAG Lunar Exploration Analysis Group LEO low Earth orbit LSAY Longitudinal Study of American Youth MEPAG Mars Exploration Program and Analysis Group MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MOL Manned Orbiting Laboratory MPCV Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle MSL Mars Science Laboratory MT metric ton MW megawatt NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCRP National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements NEA near-Earth asteroid NEO near-Earth object NEP nuclear electric propulsion NERVA Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application NRC National Research Council NRO National Reconnaissance Office NSF National Science Foundation NTP nuclear thermal propulsion OIG Office of the Inspector General SEP solar electric propulsion SLS Space Launch System SPE solar particle event STEM science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STG Space Task Group STMD Space Technology Mission Directorate Sv Sievert
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