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ACE
|
Advanced Composition Explorer
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ADEOS
|
Advanced Earth Observing System
(Japanese satellite)
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AET
|
Applied Engineering and Technology
(directorate)
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AFO
|
Announcement of Flight
Opportunity
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APT
|
Automatic Picture Transmission
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ARPA
|
Advanced Research Projects
Agency
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ATS
|
Applications Technology
Satellite
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AXAF
|
Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics
Facility
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CERES
|
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy
System (instrument)
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CFC
|
Chlorofluorocarbons
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CGRO
|
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
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CME
|
Coronal Mass Ejection
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COBE
|
Cosmic Background Explorer
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COSTAR
|
Corrective Optics Space Telescope
Axial Replacement
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CZCS
|
Coastal Zone Color Scanner
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DAAC
|
Distributed Active Archive
Centers
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DARPA
|
Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency
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DIRBE
|
Diffuse Infrared Background
Experiment
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DMR
|
Differential Microwave
Radiometer
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DOD
|
Department of Defense
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DSN
|
Deep Space Network
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EOS
|
Earth Observing System
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EOSDIS
|
Earth Observing System Data and
Information System
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EPA
|
Environmental Protection
Agency
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ERBE
|
Earth Radiation Budget
Experiment
|
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ERBS
|
Earth Radiation Budget
Satellite
|
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EROS
|
Earth Resources Observation System
(data center)
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ERTS
|
Earth Resources Technology
Satellite
|
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ESA
|
European Space Agency
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ESSA
|
Environmental Science Services
Administration
|
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EUVE
|
Extreme UltraViolet Explorer
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EVA
|
Extra-Vehicular Activity
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FAST
|
Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer
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FIRAS
|
Far Infrared Absolute
Spectrophotometer
|
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GAS
|
Get Away Special
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GISS
|
Goddard Institute for Space
Studies
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GOES
|
Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite
|
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GPS
|
Global Positioning System
|
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GSFC
|
Goddard Space Flight Center
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HALOE
|
Halogen Occultation Experiment
|
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HEAO
|
High Energy Astronomy
Observatory
|
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HEASARC
|
High Energy Astrophysics Science
Archival Research Center
|
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HST
|
Hubble Space Telescope
|
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ICBM
|
Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile
|
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ICE
|
International Cometary
Explorer
|
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IGY
|
International Geophysical Year
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IMP
|
Interplanetary Monitoring
Probe/Platform
|
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ISAS
|
(Japanese) Institute of Space and
Astronautical Science
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ISEE
|
International Sun Earth
Explorer
|
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ISTP
|
International Solar Terrestrial
Physics (program)
|
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ITOS
|
Improved TIROS Operational
Satellite
|
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IUE
|
International Ultraviolet
Explorer
|
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MAP
|
Microwave Anisotropy Probe
|
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MMS
|
Multi-mission Modular
Spacecraft
|
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MSFN
|
Mercury/Manned Space Flight
Network
|
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MTPE
|
Mission to Planet Earth
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NACA
|
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics
|
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NAS
|
National Academy of Sciences
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NASA
|
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
|
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NASCOM
|
NASA Communications Network
|
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NICMOS
|
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object
Spectrometer
|
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NGST
|
Next Generation Space
Telescope
|
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NOAA
|
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
|
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NRL
|
Naval Research Laboratory
|
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NSF
|
National Science Foundation
|
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NSSDC
|
National Space Science Data
Center
|
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OAO
|
Orbiting Astronomical
Observatory
|
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OGO
|
Orbiting Geophysical
Observatory
|
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OSO
|
Orbiting Solar Observatory
|
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ROSAT
|
Roentgen Satellite
|
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RXTE
|
Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer
|
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SAGE/AEM
|
Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas
Experiment Applications Explorer Mission
|
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SAS
|
Small Astronomy Satellite
|
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SAMPEX
|
Solar, Anomalous and Magnetospheric
Particle Explorer
|
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SBUV
|
Solar Backscatter UltraViolet
(instrument)
|
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SeaWiFS
|
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view
Sensor
|
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SIRTF
|
Space Infrared Telescope
Facility
|
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SMEX
|
Small Explorer
|
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SMM
|
Solar Maximum Mission
|
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SMS
|
Synchronous Meteorological
Satellite
|
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SOHO
|
Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory
|
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SSBUV
|
Shuttle Solar Backscatter UltraViolet
(instrument)
|
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SST
|
Supersonic Transport
|
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STAAC
|
Systems, Technology and Advanced
Concepts (directorate)
|
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STADAN
|
Satellite Tracking And Data
Acquisition Network
|
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STDN
|
Spaceflight Tracking and Data
Network
|
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STGT
|
Second TDRSS Ground Terminal
|
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STIS
|
Space Telescope Imaging
Spectrograph
|
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STSI
|
Space Telescope Science
Institute
|
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SWAS
|
Submillimeter Wave Astronomy
Satellite
|
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TDRSS
|
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
System
|
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TIROS
|
Television Infrared Obwervation
Satellite
|
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TOMS
|
Total Ozone Mapping
Spectrometer
|
|
TRACE
|
Transition Region and Coronal
Explorer
|
|
TRMM
|
Tropical Rainfall Measuring
Mission
|
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UARS
|
Upper Atmosphere Research
Satellite
|
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UNEP
|
United Nations Environmental
Program
|
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WFF
|
Wallops Island Flight Facility
|
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WSGT
|
White Sands Ground Terminal
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