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Acronyms and Abbreviations
AAAS | American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
AAPI | Asian American and Pacific Islander |
ABS | acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
ACE | advanced colloids experiment |
ACME | advanced combustion microgravity experiment |
AFM | atomic force microscopy |
AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
AHA2 | Arabidopsis plasma membrane proton APTase 2 |
AI | artificial intelligence |
ALS | advanced life support |
ALSDA | animal life sciences data archive |
AM | additive manufacturing |
AMF | ISS Additive Manufacturing Facility |
AMO | atomic, molecular, and optical (physics) |
AMR | anti-microbial resistance |
AOX | alternative oxidase |
APH | Advanced Plant Habitat |
ASEP | advanced space experiment processor |
ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
AWG | Analysis Working Group (GeneLab) |
BASS | Burning and Supression of Solids (NASA) |
BBB | blood-brain barrier |
BCAT | binary colloidal aggregation test |
BEC | Bose-Einstein condensate |
BFF | BioFabrication Facility |
BGC | biosynthetic gene cluster |
BiPS-Free | Biological and Physical Science Free Flyer |
BLEO | beyond LEO |
BLiSS | Bioregenerative Life Support Systems |
BPAC | Biological and Physical Advisory Committee |
BPS | biological and physical sciences |
BPS Division | Division of Biological and Physical Sciences (NASA) |
BRIC | Biological Research in Canister |
BSM | beyond standard model |
BSP | Biospecimen Sharing Program |
CACES | Cold Atom Clock Experiment in Space (China) |
CAL | Cold Atom Laboratory |
CASIS | Center for the Advancement of Science in Space |
CBEF | Cell Biology Equipment Facility (JAXA) |
CBPSS | Committee on Biological and Physical Space Sciences |
CERISS | Commercially Enabled Rapid Space Science Initiative |
CESA1 | cellulose synthase 1 |
CESI-MS | capillary electrospray ionization |
CFD | computational fluid dynamics |
CFM | cryogenic fluid management |
CheX | confined helium experiment |
CHF | critical heat flux |
CI | computational infrastructure |
CIR | Combustion Integrated Rack |
CLD | coflow laminar diffusion |
CLD | Commercial LEO Destination |
CLPS | commercial lunar payload services (NASA) |
CM-HT | flow condensation module for heat transfer measurements |
CNS | central nervous system |
COTS | commercial off-the-shelf |
CPU | computer processing unit |
CRISPR | Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats |
CSA | Canadian Space Agency |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CSK | cytoskeleton |
CTE | coefficient of thermal expansion |
CubeSat | cube-satellite |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DEIA | diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility |
DLR | German Space Agency |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
DoD | Department of Defense |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DOTT | Deep Space OTT |
DSAC | deep space atomic clock |
DYNAMX | science requirements document for the critical dynamics in microgravity |
ECLSS | environmental control and life support system (ISS) |
ECM | extracellular matrix |
EEA | Erasmus Experiment Archive |
EEF | ecology experiment facility |
EGF | epidermal growth factor |
ELF | Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (JAXA) |
EMCS | European Modular Cultivation System |
EMILI | European Molecular Indicator of Life |
EML | ISS Electromagnetic Levitator (ESA) |
EMU | extravehicular mobility unit |
EPS | extracellular polymeric substance |
ESA | European Space Agency |
EV | extracellular vesicle |
EVA | extravehicular activity |
EXPRESS | Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station |
FAIR | findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable |
FBCE | flow boiling and condensation experiment |
FBM | flow boiling module |
FFE | far-from-equilibrium |
FFI | fractional frequency instability |
FLEX | flame extinguishment experiment |
FPS | fission power system |
FTIR | Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy |
GC | gas chromatography |
GCR | galactic cosmic ray |
GEM | graduate education for minority students |
GEO | geostationary orbit |
GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GSE | ground support equipment |
GW | gravitational wave |
HBCU | Historically Black College and University |
HCCI | homogeneous charge compression ignition |
HCU | Habitat Cage Unit (JAXA) |
HEO | Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (NASA) |
HLS | human landing system (NASA) |
HRP | Human Research Program (NASA) |
HSF | heat shock factor |
HSI | Hispanic-serving institution |
HSP | heat shock protein |
ICP | intracranial pressure |
ISRU | in situ resource utilization |
ISS | International Space Station |
ISSNL | ISS National Laboratory |
ISSPO | ISS Program Office |
JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
JWST | James Webb Space Telescope |
KSQ | key scientific question |
LC | liquid chromatography |
LEO | low Earth orbit |
LGBTQ+ | lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, + |
LHC | Large Hadron Collider |
LIGO | Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory |
LINC | linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton |
LISA | Laser Interferometer Space Antenna |
LMM | Light Microscopy Module |
LOI | limiting oxygen index |
LOTT | LEO OTT |
LPE | Lambda Point Experiment |
LSDA | Life Sciences Data Archive |
LTEE | long-term evolution experiment |
M2TIC | micro-mercury trapped-ion clock |
MAIUS | matter-wave interferometry in microgravity (DLR) |
MATRICES | Manufacturing Materials and Processes for Sustainability in Space |
MCS | multi-component search |
MDCA | Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus |
ME-LIF | microchip electrophoresis laser induced fluorescence |
MELiSSA | Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative (ESA) |
MGCB | Microgravity Database |
MI&O | ISSPO integration and operations costs |
MICROSCOPE | Microsatellite à traînée compensée pour l’observation du principe d’equivalence |
miRNA | micro-RNA |
MISSE | materials international space station experiment |
MISSE-FF | MISSE flight facility |
MLE | mid-deck locker equivalent |
MLOC | minimum limiting oxygen concentration |
MoBE | microbes of the built environment |
MOC | maximum oxygen concentration |
mRNA | messenger RNA |
MS | mass spectroscopy |
MSG | microgravity science glovebox |
MSI | minority-serving institution |
mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
MVP | Multi-Use Variable-G Platform |
NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NBISC | NASA Biological Institutional Scientific Collection |
NCATS | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences |
NGO | non-government organization |
NGS | next-generation sequencing |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
NO | nitric oxide |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
NSRL | NASA Space Radiation Laboratory |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OHALO | operational crop production system and prototype for a Mars transit vehicle |
OLC | optical lattice clock |
OTT | optical time transfer |
PAESMEM | Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring |
PCE | Polymer and Composite Experiment |
PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
PE | polyethylene |
PEC | Passive Experiment Container |
PET | polyethylene terephthalate |
PFaST | Probing the Fabric of Spacetime |
PGP | Plant Gravity Perception |
PGP | plant growth promoting |
PHA | poly-hydroxy alkanoic acid |
PHAB | plate habitat |
PHB | poly-hydroxy butyrate |
PRoMO | polar radiation of model organisms |
PSI | Physical Science Informatics |
QUESS | Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (China) |
R&D | research and development |
RCCI | reactivity-controlled compression ignition |
RCLF | relevant civilian labor force |
RNA | ribonucleic acid |
ROS | reactive oxygen species |
ROS | Russian Orbital Segment |
ROSES | Research Opportunities in Earth and Space Program |
RTI | Rayleigh-Taylor Instability |
S&E | science and engineering |
SABL | Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory |
SAMS | space acceleration measurement system |
SANS | Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome |
SciAct | science activation |
SEDI | socially or economically disadvantaged individual |
SES | senior executive service |
SHERE | shear history extensional rheology experiment |
SL | senior level |
SLPSRA | Division of Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Application (NASA) |
SM | standard model |
SMD | Science Mission Directorate (NASA) |
SMG | simulated microgravity |
SOC | space optical clock |
SoFIE | Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction |
SoT | statement of task |
SOTT | space-to-space OTT |
SPE | solar particle event |
SSERVI | Solar System Exploration Research Institute (NASA) |
STAR | spaceflight technology, applications, and research |
STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
STMD | Space Technology Mission Directorate (NASA) |
SWaP | size, weight, and power |
SynCom | synthetic microbial community |
TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
TCS | thermal control system |
TOAST | Test of Arabidopsis Space Transcriptome |
TRACE | technical risk and cost evaluation |
TRISH | Translational Institute for Space Health |
TWOTFT | two-way optical time and frequency transfer |
UHTC | ultra-high temperature ceramic |
UNOOSA | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
USOS | U.S. Orbital Segment, portion of the International Space Station |
UV | ultraviolet |
VCC | vapor compression cycle |
Veggie | ISS vegetable production system |
VFB | Vented Fly Box |
VLBI | very long-baseline interferometry |
VOC | volatile organic compound |
WIMP | weakly interacting massive particle |
XRD | X-ray diffraction |
ZBOT | zero boil-off tank |