Education and Public Outreach

List of Acronyms

AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
A/D
Analog to Digital
CERES
Center for Educational Resources
COFC
College of Charleston
E/PO
Education & Public Outreach
FPA
Focal Plane Array (detector)
IPS
International Planetarium Society
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organization
IEA
Instrument Electronics Assembly
ISTE
International Society for Technology in Education
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JSC
Johnson Space Center
LPI
Lunar & Planetary Institute
M1, M2, M3, M4
Refer to mirror numbers on engineering schematics
M3
Moon Mineralogy Mapper
MSU
Montana State University
NAS
National Academy of Science
NASA
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NCTM
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NRC
National Research Council
NSES
National Science Education Standards
NSF
National Science Foundation
NTEN
National Teacher Enhancement Network
OBA
Optical Bench Assembly
OMA
Opto Mechanical Assembly
PEP
Public Education Plan (i.e., Mars; proposed Lunar)
PERG
Program Evaluation Resources Group
SC
Spacecraft
S/C I/F
Spacecraft Interface
SSE
Solar System Exploration Forum
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
USSRC
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
 
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