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V

VDA —  VI —  VOC

ACRONYM
DEFINITION
CONTRIBUTOR
v
volt (Symbol) (SI unit of electric potential difference)
Langley
V&T
Verification and Test
Goddard
V&V
Verification and Validation
Goddard
V/F
Voltage-to-Frequency
Goddard
V/STOL
Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing
CASI
V/T
Voltage/Temperature
Goddard
VAB
Vehicle Assembly Building (KSC NASA) (Also SAB Satellite (or Spacecraft) Assembly Building)
CASI
VAC
Volts Alternating Current
Goddard
Vac
Volts Alternating Current
CASI
VADE
Vandenberg Automatic Data Evaluation
CASI
VAFB
Vandenberg Air Force Base
CASI
VAL
Vehicle Assembler/Loader
Goddard
VALT
VTOL Automatic Landing Technology (Program)
CASI
VANG 1
Variable Area Nozzle Gas Injection
CASI
VAP
Verification and Acceptance Program
Goddard
VAS
Variable Angle Scatterometer
CASI
VAS
VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
CASI
VAS/CCOPE
Vertical Atmospheric Sounder/Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment
CASI
VASC
Virginia Air and Space Center
Langley
VASI
Visual Approach Slope Indicator
CASI
VASIMR
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
CASI
VASLA
Virginia Chapter Special Libraries Assocation
Langley
VAST
Versatile Avionics Shop Test System
CASI
VATA
Vertical Assembly and Test Area
Goddard
VATS
Vertical Assembly Test Stand
Goddard
VAX
Virtual Address Extender
Goddard
VC
Virtual Channel
Goddard
VCD
Vapor Compression Distillation
CASI
VCDU
Virtual Channel Data Unit [CCSDS]
Goddard
VCE
Variable Cycle Engine
CASI
VCG
Vapor Crystal Growth
CASI
VCHP
Variable Conductance Heat Pipe
Goddard
VCHS
Visibly Clean Highly Sensitive
Goddard
VCID
Virtual Channel Identification (CCSDS)
Goddard
VCIP
Volcano-Climate Interaction Program
Langley
VCL
Vegetation Canopy Lidar Mission
Goddard
VCLAD
Vertical Cavity Laser Amplifier Detector
CASI
VCM
Velocity Control Mode
CASI
VCM
Volatile Condensable Material
Goddard
VCO
Voltage Controlled Oscillator
CASI
VCP
Virtual Control Panel
Goddard
VC-PDU
Virtual Channel-Protocol Data Unit
Goddard
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder
CASI
VCS
Vapor Cooled Shields
Goddard
VCS
Vapor Cooled Shroud
Goddard
VCS
Vehicle Computer Simulation
Goddard
VCS
Voice Controlled System
CASI
VCWS
Velocity vector Control Wheel Steering
CASI
 
VDA
Vacuum Deposited Aluminum
Goddard
VDA
Vapor-Deposited Aluminum
Goddard
VDC
VCL Data Center
Goddard
VDC
Voltage Direct Current
Goddard
Vdc
Volts Direct Current
CASI
VDD
Version Description Document
Goddard
VDE
Valve Drive Electronics
Goddard
VDMA
Verbund Deutscher Maschinen und Anlagenbau eV
CASI
VDOP
Vertical Dilution of Precision
CASI
VDS
Vehicle Dynamics Simulation
Goddard
VDS
Voice Distribution System
Goddard
VDT
Video Display Terminal
CASI
VDU
Visual Display Unit
Goddard
VE
Value Engineering
Langley
VEFR
Vehicle Frame
Goddard
VEM
Vibro Elastic Material
Goddard
VEMAP
Vegetation/Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project
Goddard
VER
Vertical Ejection Rack (for bomb ejection)
CASI
VERSACOMM
Versatile Contour Measuring Machine
CASI
VESPER
Venus Sounder for Planetary Explorer
Goddard
VEST
Vehicle Electrical System Test
Goddard
VETIME
Vehicle Elapsed Time Word
Goddard
VEU
Very Extreme Ultraviolet
CASI
VEUV
Very Extreme Ultraviolet
CASI
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
CASI
VFT
Visual Function Test in Space
CASI
VGA
Video Graphics Adaptor
Goddard
VGH
Velocity Gravity Height
CASI
VGP
Virtual Geomagnetic Poles
CASI
VGRF
Variable Gravity Research Facility
CASI
VGT
Variable Geometry Truss
Langley
VHBW
Very High Speed BlackandWhite (film)
CASI
VHDL
VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Hardware Description Language
CASI
VHDL
Vhsic Hardware Description Language
Langley
VHF
Very High Frequency
CASI
VHOL
Very High Order Language
CASI
VHRR
Very High Resolution Radiometer
CASI
VHRS
Visible and Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Goddard
VHSIC
Very High Speed Integrated Circuit
Goddard
 
VI
Vegetation Index
Goddard
Vi
Internal Velocity
CASI
VIAF
Virtual International Authority File
CASI
vib
vibration (Printing)
Langley
VIC
Variable Infiltration Capacity
Goddard
VIC
Vehicle Identification Code
Goddard
VICAR
Video Image Communication and Retrieval
CASI
VICI
Velocity Indicating Coherent Integrator Electronic Countermeasure
CASI
VID
Vehicle Identification
Goddard
VIF
Vertical Integration Facility
Goddard
VIK
Voltage Improvement Kit
Goddard
VIL
Volume Imaging Lidar
CASI
VIM
Visual Inspection Module
CASI
VIMS
Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
CASI
VIP
Virtual Interface Processor
Goddard
VIPOR
Visual Investigation Program on Orbiter Operations
CASI
VIPR
Video Imaging and Photographic Requirements System
Goddard
VIPS
Video Image Processing System
Langley
VIR
Visible Infrared Radar
CASI
VIRA
Venus International Reference Atmosphere
Goddard
VIRGO
Variability of solar Irradiance and Gravity Oscillations
Goddard
VIRGS
VISSR Image Registration and Gridding System
CASI
VIRS
Visible Infrared Scanner
Goddard
VIRSR
Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer
Goddard
VIS
Visible (or visibility)
Langley
VIS/UV
Visual/Ultraviolet
CASI
VISAR
Velocity Interferometer System for Any Reflector
CASI
VISAR
Video Image Stabilization And Registration
CASI
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer on GOES
Langley
VISSR
Visible-Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (NASA)
Langley
VISSR
Visible Infrared SpinScan Radiometer (GOES B and C)
CASI
VIT
Technical Research Centre of Finland
Goddard
ViTS
Video Teleconferencing System
Goddard
VLA
Verification Loads Analysis
Goddard
VLA
Very Large Array
CASI
VLBA
Very Long Baseline Array
CASI
VLBI
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
CASI
VLF
Very Low Frequency
CASI
VLIW
Very Long Instruction Word
CASI
VLS
Vandenberg Launch and Landing Site
CASI
VLSI
Very Large Scale Integration
CASI
VLSIC
Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit
CASI
VM
Virtual Manufacturing
Langley
VM
Virtual Memory
CASI
VMAG
Vector Magnetometer
Goddard
VMD
Vertical Magnetic Dipole
CASI
VMIC
VME Microsystems International Corporation (company)
Goddard
VML
Vibration Monitor Limiter
Goddard
VMS
Virtual Memory System
Goddard
VMS
Visual Motion Simulator
Langley
VNAV
Vertical Navigation
CASI
VNIR
Visible and Near Infrared
Goddard
VNIR
Visible and Near-Visible Infrared
Langley
VNIR
Visible Near Infrared
CASI
 
VOC
Volatile Organic Compounds
Goddard
VOC
Voltage Open Circuit
Goddard
VOCC
VEST Operations Control Center
Goddard
VOI
Venus Orbit Insertion
Goddard
VOIR
Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
CASI
VOLT
Visual Observation Layout Tool
CASI
VOR
Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range
CASI
VOR/DME
Very High Frequency Omni-directional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment
CASI
VOTS
Voice Teleconferencing Services
Goddard
VOX
Voice-Operated Transmission
CASI
VP
Verification Plan
Goddard
VP
Visibility Period
Goddard
VPA
Variable Power Amplifier
CASI
VPF
Vertical Processing Facility
Goddard
VPGS
VCL Precision Geolocation System
Goddard
VPHD
Vertical Payload Handling Device
Goddard
VPI&SU
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Langley
VPPA
Variable Polarity Plasma Arc
CASI
VPU
Video Processing Unit
Goddard
VR
Virtual Recorder
Goddard
VR
Visiting Researcher
Goddard
VRAM
Video Random Access Memory
Goddard
VRCS
Vernier Reaction Control System
Goddard
VRM
Venus Radar Mapper
CASI
VRM
Viscous Remanence Magnetization
CASI
VRML
Virtual Reality Modeling Language
CASI
VRSD
Verification Requirements and Specification Document
Goddard
VRV
Visual Range Visibility
CASI
VS
Verification Specification
Goddard
VSA
Vibrating String Accelerometer
CASI
VSB
Vestigial Sideband
CASI
VSI
Velocity and Steering Indicator
CASI
VSI
VLBI Standard Interface
CASI
VSL
Viscous Shock Layer
Langley
VSMF
Visual Search Microfiche Film (Trademark) (Computer science)
Langley
VSOP
VLBI Space Observatory Program
CASI
VSWR
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
CASI
VTAM
Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
Langley
VTF
Valve Testing Facility (for HTAH for magnetohydrodynamics power plants)
CASI
VTL
Vertical Tracking Log
Goddard
VTOL
Vertical Takeoff and Landing
CASI
VTPR
Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer
CASI
VTR
Video Tape Recorder
CASI
VTRE
Vented Tank Resupply Experiment
Langley
VUE
Visible-light/Ultraviolet Experiment
Goddard
VXI
VME bus Extension for Instrumentation
Goddard
   


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