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Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 93-95

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... These data suggest that over the decade from FY 1986 to 1995, the total number of NASA awards to universities and colleges for the performance of space research increased by about 1,000 from 1,631 awards in FY 1986 to 2,645 awards in FY 1995. Awards for purposes other than research increased more rapidly during the decade, with the result that the proportion of awards for research declined from about 58 percent of the total in FY 1986 to 52 percent in FY 1995.
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... Research and Data Analysis (R&DA) activities are managed by the Office of Space Science, for the Space Science Enterprise; the Office of Earth Science, for the Earth Science Enterprise; and the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications and the Office of Space Flight, for the Human Exploration and Development of Space Enterprise.
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... ^JET PROPULSION =1 ~ . LABORATORY L JPL is a contractor-operated faality AMES RESEARCH CENTER 1 11 DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER | LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | .
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