Definitions of Programs and Projects

ACESE

Attitude Control and Energy Storage Experiment

ACTS

Advanced Communications Technology Satellite

AITP

Aerospace Industry Technology Program

ALB

Angular Liquid Bridge Experiment

AOS

Aviation Operation Systems

ASCR

Advanced Subsonic Combustor Rig

AST

Advanced Subsonic Technology

ASTP

Advanced Space Transportation Program

ATD

Advanced Technology Development

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

AXAF

Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility

BCAT

Binary Colloidal Alloy Test

CARES

Ceramics Analysis and Reliability Evaluations of Structures

CETDP

Cross Enterprise Technology Development Program

CFM

Candle Flames in Microgravity Experiment

CHT

Capillary-Driven Heat Transfer Investigation

CSLM

Coarsening in Solid-Liquid Mixtures

CSOC

Consolidated Space Operations Contract

D³

Direct Data Distribution

DARTFire

Diffusive and Radiative Transport in Fires

DCE

Droplet Combustion Experiment

EAPU

Electric Auxiliary Power Unit

ELF

Enclosed Laminar Flames

EMA

Electromechanical Actuator

EOS

Earth Observing System

EPM

Enabling Propulsion Materials

EWT

Embedded Web Technology

FCF

Fluids & Combustion Facility for the International Space Station

FFFT

Forced Flow Flame Spreading

FSDC

Fiber Supported Droplet Combustion

GAS

Get Away Special experiment

GEO

Geosynchronous Earth orbit

HDTV

High-definition television

HEDS

Human Exploration and Development of Space

HEUS

High Energy Upper Stage

HISTEC

High Stability Engine Control

HITEMP

Advanced High Temperature Engine Materials Technology Program

HOST

Hubble Space Telescope Orbital System Test

HPCCP

High Performance Computing and Communications Program

HREC

High Reliability Engine Control

HSCT

High-Speed Civil Transport

HSR

High-Speed Research

HST

Hubble Space Telescope

HTIES

High Temperature Integrated Electronics and Sensors Program

ICE

Interface Configuration Experiment

IMAPS

International Microelectronics and Packaging Society

In-STEP

In-Space Technology Experiment Program

ISS

International Space Station

LCBT

Low Cost Booster Technology Program

LEO

Low Earth orbit

LSP

Laminar Soot Processes Experiment

LTP

Learning Technologies Project

MGBX

Microgravity (or Middeck) Glovebox

Mir

Russian space station

MSL

Microgravity Science Laboratory

MSL-1R

Microgravity Science Laboratory-First Reflight

MTPE

Mission to Planet Earth

NCMR

National Center for Microgravity Research

NCP

National Cycle Program

NII/GII

National and Global Information Infrastructure

NPSS

Numerical Propulsion System Simulation

NSTAR

NASA Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Application Readiness

OFFS

Opposed Forced Flame Spread Experiment

PHSV

Propulsion for Highly Survivable Vehicles

POSA

Passive Optical Sample Assembly

P&PM

Physics and Process Modeling

RITSI

Radiative Ignition and Transition to Spread Investigation

RLV

Reusable Launch Vehicles

SAL

Spread Across Liquids

SAMS

Space Acceleration Measurement System

SBIR

Small Business Innovation Research

SDFD

Solar Dynamic Flight Demonstration project

SD GTD

Solardynamic Ground Test Demonstration

SEMAA

Science/Engineering/Mathematics & Aerospace Academy

SGE

Smart Green Engine

SIBAL

Solid Inflammability Boundary at Low Speed

SOMO

Space Operations Management Office

SSCE

Solid Surface Combustion Experiment

SSP

Space Solar Power

STS

Space Transportation System

TGDF

Turbulent Gas-Jet Diffusion Flames

TIGER-3D

Transition From Ignition to Flame Growth Under External Radiation in 3D

TTCP

The Technical Cooperative Program

TURBO-AE

Three-dimensional viscous propulsion aeroelastic computer code

USML

United States Microgravity Laboratory

USMP

United States Microgravity Payload

WIF

Wire Insulation Flammability experiment

X4500

Deep space development program

X-33

Replacement for space shuttles