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ACRIM Active Cavity Radiance Monitor
ACS Attitude Control System
AETD Applied Engineering Technology Directorate
AGC Automated Game Control
APA Allowance Program Adjustment
APS Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor
Assy Assembly
ATK/PCI Alliant Techsystems/ Program Composites, Inc.
ATP Authority to Proceed
AUX Auxiliary
AUX/PS Auxiliary / Power Supply
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
BATC Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
BL Baseline
BOE Basis of Estimate
BTC Bench Test Cooler
CC Cloud Camera
CCACircuit Card Assembly
CCRConfiguration Change Request
CCSP Climate Change Science Program
CDR Critical Design Review
CDRL Contract Data Requirement List
CE Chief Engineer
CLA Coupled Loads Analysis
CM Configuration Management
CM&O Center Management & Operations.
Cntr Center
Comm Communications
COSI Center of Science and Industry
CPT Comprehensive Performance Test
CRConfirmation Review
CRESTCooperative Remote Sensing Science & Technology Center
CTCCost To Complete
CTGCost To Go
CTSConsent To Ship
CT-SimCommand and Telemetry Simulator
CTVCompatibility Test Van
CYCalendar Year
DAACDistributed Active Archive Center
DelDelivery
DCCDual Card Cage
DCMADefense Contract Management Agency
DCTGDevelop Cost To Go
DoDDepartment of Defense
DP Digital Processor
DPMC Directorate Program Management Council
DPSC Digital Processor / Scan Controller
DRADark Reference Assembly
EACEstimate at Completion
EDUEngineering Development Unit
EEEElectro, Electronic, Electromechanical
EEPROMElectrical Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
ElectElectrical
ELVExpendable Launch Vehicle
EMElectronics Module
EMCElectro Magnetic Compatibility
EMIElectro Magnetic Interface
EnvEnvironmental
EOSEarth Observing System
E & POEducation & Public Outreach
EPSElectrical Power System
ERBEngineering Review Board
ERBEEarth Radiation Budge Experiment
ESDEarth Science Division
ESMEarth Systematic Mission
ESMOEarth Science Mission Operations
ESPDEarth Science Projects Division
EUREKAEuropean Retrievable Carrier
FADFormulation Authorization Document
FabFabrication
FD&CFault Detection And Correction
FDFFlight Dynamics Facility
FEMFinite Element Model
FMEAFailure Modes and Effect Analyses
FFPFirm Fixed Price
FODForeign Object Debris
FORFlight Operations Review
FPDFlight Projects Directorate
FPGAField Programmable Gate Array
FRRFlight Readiness Review
FSWFlight Software
FTEFull Time Equivalent
FUFlight Unit
FYFiscal Year
G&AGeneral and Administrative
GESGoddard Earth Sciences
GEVSGeneral Environment Verification Specification
GHGGreen House Gases
GIDEPGovernment Industry Data Exchange Program
GISSGoddard Institute for Space Studies
GPSGlobal Positioning System
GrndGround
GSEGround Support Equipment
GSFCGoddard Space Flight Center
HDSHybrid Dynamic Simulator
HQHeadquarters
H/WHardware
IAIndependent Annual Review
IBRIntegrated Baseline Review
ICDInterface Control Document
I/FInterface
I&TIntegration and Test
IONETInternet Protocol Operational Network
ITInformation Technology
IMSIntegrated Master Schedule
IPTIntegrated Performance Team
IRTIndependent Review Team
ISAInstrument Structure Assembly
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
ITAIndependent Technical Authority
IV&VIndependent Verification & Validation
JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory
KDPKey Decision Point
KSCKennedy Space Center
L&TLiens and Threats
LARCLangley Research Center
LASPLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
LCCLife Cycle Cost
LEO Low Earth Orbit
LEOPLaunch and Early Orbit Phase
LL Long Lead
LPT Limited Performance Test
LRD Launch Readiness Date
LRE Latest Revised Estimate
LRR Launch Readiness Review
LSG Launch Systems Group
LV Launch Vehicle
MAR Mission Assurance Requirements
MCR Mission Confirmation Review
MCRR Mission Confirmation Readiness Review
MDR Mission Definition Review
Mech Mechanical
M-IV Minotaur IV
MLI Multi- Layer Insulation
MO Mission Operations
MOC Mission Operations Center
MO&DAMission Operations and Data Analysis
Mods Modifications
MPC Main Power Controller
MODIS Modern Resolution Spectralon Radiometer
MOR Mission Operations Review
MPAR Major Programs Annual Report
MRRMission Readiness Review
MSPSPMission System Pre-launch Safety Package
MSRMonthly Status Review
MSRMission System Review
MUMicroprocessor Unit
N/ANot Applicable
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
NETNo Earlier Than
NLTNo Later Than
NOANew Obligation Authority
NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPP NPOESS Preparatory Project
NPRNASA Procedural Requirement
NRCNational Research Center
NTENot to Exceed
ObsObservatory
OBCOn Board Calibrator
ODCOther Direct Costs
ODMOptics Detector Module
OHAOperations Hazard Analysis
O&MOptical And Mechanical
OpsOperations
ORROperations Readiness Review
OSCOrbital Sciences Corporation
OSSMAOffice of System Safety and Mission Assurance
OSTMOcean Surface Topographic Mapper
OTOvertime
OTBOver Target Baseline
PBSPresidential Budget Submission
PDRPreliminary Design Review
PERPre-Environmental Review
PFUProto-flight Unit
PIPPayload Interface Processor
PMPolari meter Module
PMCProgram Management Council
PMOProgram Management Office
PMRProgram Management Review
POPurchase Order
POLDER Polarization and Directionability of the Earth's Reflectance
POPProgram Operating Plan
PPBEProgram Planning and Budget Execution
PPMParts Per Million
PRPurchase Request
PRAPolarized Reference Assembly
PS Power Supply
PSRPre-Ship Review
PWBPrinted Wire Board
QAQuality Assurance
R&DResearch & Development
RDMSResidual Development Multi-Directorate Support
RFRadio Frequency
RFARequest for Action
RFIRequest for Information
RFQRequest for Quote
RFPRequest for Proposal
RqmtsRequirements
RSDORapid Spacecraft Development Office
RSPResearch Scanning Polarimeter
RWAReaction Wheel Assembly
S/ASolar Array
S&MASafety and Mission Assurance
SADASolar Array Drive Assembly
SASSpace Airborne Systems
SBRSSanta Barbara Remote Sensing
SCScan Controller
S/CSpacecraft
SciScience
SDASensor Detector Assembly
SDBASWIR Dewar Base Assembly
SDDASWIR Dewar Detector Assembly
SDPCScience Data Processing Center
SE System Engineering
SEIT Systems Engineering Integration & Test
SELVS Small Expendable Launch Vehicle Services
SERB Space Experiments Review Board
SMA Scan Motor Assembly
SMHA Scan Mirror Housing Assembly
SMD Science Mission Directorate
SMM Solar Max Mission
SMRA Scan Mirror Rotating Assembly
SMRD Science and Mission Requirements Document
SN Space Network
SOC Science Operation Center
SODA SWIR Optical Detector Assembly
SOHO Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
SORCE Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
SOVA Solar Constant and Variability Instrument
SOW Statement of Work
SP Signal Processor
Spec TIR Spectral Technologies and Innovative Research
SPFSingle Point Failure
SRA Solar Reference Assembly
SRR System Requirements Review
SSG Space Systems Group
SSR Solid State Recorder
STE Special Test Equipment
STOPStructural, Thermal, and Optical Performance
STRRSoftware Test Readiness Review
SuptSupport
SWIRShort Wave Infrared
S/WSoftware
SysSystem
TBDTo Be Determined
TBRTo Be Resolved
TDRTest Design Review
TIMTotal Irradiance Monitor
TIMTechnical Interchange Meeting
TPSTIM Pointing System
TRFTotal Solar Irradiance Radiometer Facility
TRRTest Readiness Review
TSITotal Solar Irradiance
TSISTotal Solar Irradiance System
TVACThermal Vacuum
UARSUpper Atmosphere Research Satellite
UID Unit Identification
URA Unpolarized Reference Assembly
USN Universal Space Network
UVF Unverified Failure
VAFB Vandenberg Air Force Base
VCL Vegetation Canopy Lidar
VDA Voted Detector Assembly
VIIRS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
VIRGO Variability of Solar Irradiance and Gravity
VM Virtual Manufacturing
VNIR Visible Near Infrared
VODA VNIR Optical Detector Assembly
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
WISE Wide-field IR Survey Explorer
WYE Work Year Equivalent