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NPR 8020.12D
Eff. Date: April 20, 2011
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Planetary Protection Provisions for Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions
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Appendix B. Acronyms

AU astronomical unit
aw water activity
C Celsius
CDR Critical Design Review
COSPAR Committee on Space Research
EDL Entry, Descent, and Landing
HDBK Handbook
KDP Key Decision Point
NPD NASA Policy Directive
NPR NASA Procedural Requirements
NRC National Research Council
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PP Planetary Protection
PPO Planetary Protection Officer or designee
PQAP Planetary Quarantine Advisory Panel
SMD AA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate
SRF sample-receiving facility
SSB Space Studies Board
TBD to be determined
U.S.C. United States Code


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