COTS |
Commercial-Off-the-Shelf |
ESSP |
Earth Systems Science Pathfinder |
FMEA/CIL |
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis/Critical Items List |
GAS |
Get Away Special |
GIDEP |
Government Industry Data Exchange Program |
GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
IPAO |
Independent Program Assessment Office |
ISS |
International Space Station |
IV&V |
Independent Verification and Validation |
JIMO |
Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter |
MER |
Mars Exploration Rover |
MIDEX |
Medium Class Explorers |
MRO |
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter |
NPD |
NASA Policy Directive |
NPR |
NASA Procedural Requirements |
NPSL |
NASA Parts Selection List INPSL): http://nepp.nasa.gov/npsl |
GPMC |
Governing Program Management Council |
PRA |
Probabilistic Risk Assessment |
SCD |
Source Control Drawing |
SMA |
Safety and Mission Assurance |
SMEX |
Small Explorer |
SPF |
Single Point Failure |