NASA Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of NASA Acronyms

• A/L — Air Lock
• AAFE — Aeroassist Flight Experiment
• ABCL — As Built Configuration List
• ABHRS — As Built Hardware Reporting System
• AC — Alternating Current
• AC — Comptroller Office
• ACES — Acoustic Containerless Experiment System
• ACIP — Assembly Configuration And Integration Panel
• ACR — Active Cavity Radiometer
• ACRBC — Acceptance
• ACRC — Assured Crew Return Capability – Now ACRV
• ACRIM — Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor
• ACRV — Assured Crew Return Vehicle
• ACTS — (TOS) Advanced Communications Technology Satellite
• AD — Aperture Door
• ADC — Affiliated Data Center
• ADEOS — Advanced Earth Observing Mission
• ADP — Acceptance Data Package
• ADP — Automated Data Processing
• ADPS — Acceptance Data Package System
• ADSF — Advanced Directional Solidification Furnace
• AEG — AEG Telefunken
• AEPI — Atmospheric Emissions Photo Imaging
• AES — Atmospheric Exchange System
• AESE — Airborne Electrical Support Equipment
• AFB — Air Force Base
• AFD — Aft Flight Deck
• AFE — American Flight Echocardiograph
• AFP — Air Force Program
• AFR — Air Force Regulation
• AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
• AFTA — Aft Frame Tilt Actuator
• AFTE — Autogenic Feedback Training Experiment
• AGOSS — Automated Ground Operations Scheduling System
• AHU — Air Handling Unit
• AI — Artificial Intelligence
• AIRS — Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
• AIT — Aeritalia
• ALAE — Atmospheric Lyman Alpha Experiment
• ALC — Augmented Landing Site
• ALERT — Acute Launch Emergency Reliability Tip
• ALRUTS — Automated Line Replaceable Unit Tracking System
• ALS — Advanced Launch System
• ALT — Altimeter
• AMF — Astronaut Memorial Foundation
• AMSU — Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
• ANSI — American National Standard Institute
• AO — Assembly Order
• AOA — Abort Once Around
• APC — Adaptive Payload Carrier
• APCS — Automated Project Control System – ARTEMIS
• APID — Applications Process Identification
• APS — Acquisition Processor Subsystem
• ARC — Aggregation Of Red Cells
• ARC — Ames Research Center
• ARS — Archive And Retrieval Subsystem (PPCU)
• ARTEMIS — Project Management Software System – Metier Product
• ARTS — Automated Resource Tracking System – ARTEMIS
• ASCII — American Standard Code For Information Interchange
• ASE — Airborne Support Equipment
• ASP — Attitude Sensor Package
• ASRS — Automated Support Requirements System
• ASSY — Assembly
• AST — Astro Star Tracker
• ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer
• ASTG — Aerospace Test Group
• ATC — Absolute Time Command
• ATCS — Active Thermal Control System
• ATE — Automated Test Equipment
• ATLAS — Atmospheric Laboratory For Applications And Science
• ATMOS — Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy
• ATP — Accelerated Training Program
• ATP — Acceptace Test Procedure
• AWAD — Assembly Work Authorization Document
• B — Bit
• B&P — Budgetary And Planning
• B&W — Black And White
• B-1 — DIV B-1 Division (Rockwell)
• B/A — Bank Angle
• B/A — Barometric Altimeter
• B/A — Buffer Amplifier
• B/C — Bench Check
• B/L — Baseline
• B/O — Booster Orbiter
• B/O — Breakout
• B/O — Burnout
• B/SC — Brake Skid Control
• B/SEC — Bits Per Second
• B/SMPL — Bits Per Sample
• B/U — Backup
• B/V — Bleed Valve
• B/W — Black And White
• BA — Bank Angle
• BA — Breathing Air
• BAC — Boeing Aircraft Company
• BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
• BAC — Buffer Access Card
• BACS — Body Axis Coordinate System
• BAI — Barometric Altitude Indicator
• BAIR — Breathing Air