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The following is a list of acronyms used by the Microgravity Science Division listed in alphabetical order by acronym for a numerical list and letters M through O
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| m | Meter |
| M&P | Materials and Processes |
| MA | Multiple Access |
| MA | Mission Assignment |
| MABE | Microheater Array Boiling Experiment (Kim) |
| MAC | Microgravity Advisory Committee |
| MAMS | Microgravity Acceleration Measurement System |
| MAP | Mission Activity Plan |
| MAS | Metals/Alloy Solidification |
| MASA | Metals and Alloys Solidification Apparatus |
| MASU | Metal Alloy Seperation Unit |
| MAUS | Materialwissen Autonomoe Experi Uter Schwerelosigkeit |
| MBE | Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
| MBPS | Megabytes Per Second |
| MCC | Mission Control Center |
| MCD | Modular Capabilities Document |
| MCDS | Management Communications and Data System |
| MCF | Modular Combustion Facility |
| MCP | Monitoring Control Panel |
| MCPF | Modular Containerless Processing Facility |
| MCU | Marangoni Convection Unit |
| MD | Middeck |
| MDAC | MacDonnell Douglas Aerospace Corporation |
| MDB | Master Data Base |
| MDCA | Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus |
| MDE | Mission Dependent Equipment |
| MDM | Multiplexer/Demultiplexer |
| MDTSCO | MacDonnel Douglas Technical Services Company |
| MEA | Materials Experiment Assembly |
| MEL | Microgravity Emissions Laboratory |
| MEL | Modular Electromagnetic Levitator |
| MEM | Middeck Electronics Module |
| MEPF | Multiple Experiment Processing Furnace |
| MEPHISTO | Material pour l'Etude Phenomenes Interes la Solidif surTerre Orbite |
| MFC | Mass Flow Controller |
| MFCD | Microgravity Fluids and Combustion Diagnostics |
| MFCT | Modular Furnace Component Technology |
| MGFA | Multiuser Gaseous Fuels Apparatus |
| MGI | MICROSCALE Glovebox Investigation |
| MGM | Mechanics of Granular Materials |
| MGM-III | Mechanics of Granular Materials Experiment - III |
| MGSE | Mechanical Ground Support Equipment |
| MHF | Mirror Furnace (ESA) |
| MHRR MSAD | Hardware Reflight Review |
| MIA | Mission Implementation Agreement |
| MIC | Management Information Center |
| MICG | Mercury Iodide Crystal Growth |
| MICOM | Mission Command |
| MIDAS | Miscibile Interface Dynamics and Simulation Experiment |
| MIM | Micro Isolation Mount |
| MINC | Module Interconnect |
| MIP | Mission Integration Panel |
| MIP | Mission Integration Planning |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| MIS | Magnetic Isolation System |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| MIT | Mission Integration Team |
| MIUL | Material Identification and Usage List |
| MLI | Multilayer Insulation |
| MLR | Monodisperse Latex Reactor |
| MLRS | Monodisperse Latex Reactor System |
| MLSA | Modified Launch Services Agreement |
| MMAP | Microgravity Measurement and Analysis Project |
| MMFF | Modular Multizone Furnace Facility (now SSFF) |
| MMO | Mission Management Office Meeting |
| MMP | Magnetospheric Multiprobe |
| MMPF | Microgravity and Materials Processing Facility |
| MMSL | Microgravity Materials Science Laboratory |
| MMU | Manned Maneuvering Unit |
| MMU | Mass Memory Unit |
| MOBI | Microgravity Observations of Bubble Interaction Experiment |
| MOD | Module |
| MOMM | Microscopy and Optical Manipulation Module |
| MORD | Mission Operations Requirements Document |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MP | Major Payload |
| MPAK | Middeck Payload Accommodation Kit |
| MPE | Mission Peculiar Equipment |
| MPESS | Mission Peculiar Experiment Support Structure |
| MPLM | Multi-Purpose Logistics Module |
| MPS | Materials Processing in Space |
| MR | Magnetorheaological Fluids |
| MRA | Microgravity Research Associates |
| MRA | Mechanical Readiness Assessment |
| MRB | Material Review Board |
| MRD | Mission Requirements Document |
| MRDB | Mission Requirements Data Base |
| MRDL | Medium Rate Data Link |
| MRDOC | Microgravity Research, Developement and Operations Contract |
| MRI | Midwest Research Institute |
| MRMS | Mobile Remote Manipulator System |
| MROFIE | Mission Requirements on Facilities/Instruments/Experiments for STS Attached Payloads, MSFC JA-447 |
| MRPO | Microgravity Research Program Office |
| MRR | Mission Readiness Review |
| MRT | Microgravity Research Team |
| MRWG | Mission Requirements Working Group |
| MS | Margin of Safety |
| MS | Materials Science |
| MSA | Microgravity Science and Applications |
| MSAD | Microgravity Science and Applications Division (Code EN |
| MSC | Microgravity Smoldering Combustion Experiment |
| MSCRE | Microgravity Smoldering Combustion Experiment-Reflight |
| MSD | Microgravity Science Division |
| MSDR | Materials Science Double Rack |
| MSEIS | Microgravity Systems Engineering Information System |
| MSFC | (George C.) Marshall Space Flight Center |
| MSG | Microgravity Science Glovebox |
| MSL | Materials Science Laboratory |
| MSL | Microgravity Science Laboratory |
| MST | Measurement Status Table |
| MTE | Mass Transport Experiment |
| MTL | Manufacturing and Technology Laboratory |
| MTL | Moderate Temperature Loop |
| MTPE | Mission to Planet Earth (NASA)-Code Y |
| MTTR | Mean Time to Repair |
| MTU | Master Timing Unit |
| MUA | Material Utilization Agreement |
| MVP | Master Verification Plan |
| MWEU | Moving Wall Electrophoresis Unit |
| MWSF | Molecular Wake Shield Facility |
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| NAC | NASA Advisory Council |
| NAR | Non-Advocate Review |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASACOM | NASA Communications System |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency of Japan |
| NBS | National Bureau of Standards |
| NBX | Nucleate Boiling under Microgravity Experiment |
| NCC | NASA Communications Control |
| NCMR | National Center for Microgravity Research |
| NCTM | Non-Contact Temperature Measurements |
| Nd:YAG | Neodynium: Yltrium Aluminum Garnet |
| NFF | Normal Freezing Furnace |
| NHB | NASA Handbook |
| NIA | Network Interface Adapter |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIST | National Institute of Science & Technology |
| NIU | Network Interface Unit |
| NLOMTF | Non-Linear Optical Monomer Thin Films (UAH) |
| NLOOC | Non-Linear Optical Organic Crystals (UAH) |
| nm | Nanometers |
| nm | Nautical Miles |
| NMI | NASA Management Instruction |
| NMMSA | NASA Microgravity Materials Science Assessment Task Force |
| NOA | New Obligation Authority |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NPBX | Nucleate Pool Boiling under Microgravity Experiment |
| NRA | NASA Research Announcement |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSPAR | Nonstandard Parts Approval Request |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| NSTL | National Space Technology Laboratories |
| NSTS | National Space Transportation System |
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| O&C | Operations and Checkout |
| OACT | Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology |
| OAFD | Orbiter Aft Flight Deck |
| OARE | Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment |
| OB | Optics Bench |
| OCF | Organic Crystal Growth Facility (ESA) |
| OCP | Office of Commercial Programs (NASA) - Code I |
| OCZ | Operational Control Zone |
| ODIN | Office Desktop Initiative for NASA |
| OFPU | Optical Fiber Production Unit |
| OFT | Orbital Flight Test |
| OIA | Orbiter Interface Adaptor |
| OLIC | On-Orbit Leak Integrity Check |
| OLMSA | Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (NASA)-Code U |
| OM | Optics Module |
| OMRS | Operations and Maintenance Requirements Specifications |
| OMS | Orbital Maneuvering System |
| OMS&A | Office of Mission Safety and Assurance |
| OMU | Orbital Maneuvering Unit |
| OMV | Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle |
| OPCGF | Organic and Polymer Crystal Growth Facility |
| OPF | Orbiter Processing Facility |
| OPI | Optics Plate Interface |
| OPPE | Organic and Polymer Processing Experiment (3M) |
| ORAM | Orbital Repair and Maintenance |
| ORR | Operations Readiness Review |
| ORSEP | Organic Separation |
| ORU | Orbital Replacement Unit |
| OSF | Office of Space Flight (NASA) - Code M |
| OSO | Office of Space Operations (NASA) -Code T |
| OSS | Office of Space Science (NASA) - Code S |
| OSS | Office of Space Station (NASA) - Code S |
| OSTDS | Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA) - Code T |
| OSV | Orbital Servicing Vehicle (Japan) |
| OSV | Orbiting Servicing Vehicle (Japan) |
| OTA | Office of Technology Assessment |
| OTFE | Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment |
| OTV | Orbital Transfer Vehicle |
