b |
bit |
Goddard |
B&AS |
Brakes and Antiskid (Space Shuttle) |
Goddard |
B&P |
Bid and Proposal |
Langley |
B&P |
Budgetary and Planning (NASA) |
Langley |
B/U |
Back-up |
Goddard |
BA |
Boeing Aerospace |
Goddard |
BAC |
Budget at Completion |
Goddard |
BACODINE |
BASTE Coordinate Distribution
Network |
Goddard |
Bae |
British Aerospace |
Goddard |
BAF |
Beltsville Assembly Facility |
Goddard |
BAFO |
Best and Final Offer |
Goddard |
BAHC |
Biospherics Aspects of the Hydrological
Cycle |
Goddard |
BAM |
Brackett Alpha Measurement |
Goddard |
BAMIS |
Business and Administrative Management
Information Services |
Langley |
BANSHEE |
Balloon and
Nike-Scale High-Explosive Experiments |
CASI |
BANSHEE |
Burning Anomaly Rate Factor |
CASI |
BAPS |
Berthing and Positioning System |
Goddard |
BAS |
Basic Accounting System |
Goddard |
BASD |
Ball Aerospace Systems Division |
Goddard |
BASG |
Ball Aerospace Systems Group |
Goddard |
BASIC |
Bay Area Shared Information Consortium |
Goddard |
BASIS |
Burst and All-Sky Imaging Survey |
Goddard |
BAT |
Bench Acceptance Test |
Goddard |
BAT |
Burst Alert Telescope |
Goddard |
BAT |
Beam Assembly Teleoperator |
Goddard |
BATC |
Ball Aerospace and Technology
Corporation |
Goddard |
BATCS |
Business Administrative and Technical
Computer Services |
Goddard |
BATES |
Ballistic Test and Evaluation
System |
Goddard |
BATS |
Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer
Model |
Goddard |
BATSE |
Burst and Transient Source Experiment |
Goddard |
BATTERY |
Sodium Sulfur Battery Flight
Experiment |
Goddard |
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BB |
Bread Board |
Goddard |
BB |
Broadband |
Goddard |
BB |
Breadboard |
CASI |
BBGKY
Hierarchy |
(Reduced probability distribution
proposed by Bogoliubov, Born, Green, Kirkwood,
and Yvon; plasma kinetics) |
Goddard |
BBIC |
Bioluminescent Bio-reporter Integrated
Circuits |
Goddard |
BBM |
Bilateration Blade Multiplexer |
Goddard |
BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
Goddard |
BBSO |
Big Bear Solar Observatory |
CASI |
BBXRT |
Broad-Band X-Ray Telescope |
CASI |
BC |
Bus Controller |
Goddard |
BCAC |
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company |
Langley |
BCC |
Body Centered Cubic (Crystallography) |
CASI |
BCD |
Baseline Configuration Document |
CASI |
BCE |
Baseline Cost Estimate |
Langley |
BCG |
Biological Crystal Growth |
CASI |
BCGs |
Brightest Cluster Galaxies |
CASI |
BCH |
Binary Coded Hexadecimal |
Goddard |
BCR |
Budget Change Request |
Goddard |
BCRT |
Bus Controller Remote Terminal |
Goddard |
BCS |
Bragg Crystal Spectrometer |
CASI |
BCU |
Bench Checkout Unit |
Goddard |
BCU |
Bus Control Unit |
Goddard |
BCWP |
Budgeted Cost for Work Performed |
Goddard |
BCWP |
Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
(Earned Value) |
Langley |
BCWS |
Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled |
Goddard |
BD |
Bus Director |
Goddard |
BDA |
Bermuda, Ground Network Station |
Goddard |
BDAM |
Basic Direct Access Method |
Langley |
BDDU |
Balance Dynamic Display Units |
Langley |
BDSD |
Bibliographic Data Set Description |
CASI |
BE |
Brilliant Eyes |
Goddard |
BED |
Block Error Detection |
Goddard |
BER |
Bit Error Rate |
CASI |
BERT |
Bit Error Rate Tester |
Goddard |
BESS |
Biomedical Experiment Scientific
Satellite |
CASI |
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BF |
Body Flap (Space Shuttle) |
Goddard |
BFC |
Backup Flight Control (Space
Shuttle) |
CASI |
BFE |
Best-Fit Ephemeris |
Goddard |
BFO |
Blood-Forming Organs |
CASI |
BFS |
Backup Flight System (Space Shuttle) |
CASI |
BGC |
Brightest Galaxy in a Cluster |
Goddard |
BGK |
Bhatnagar, Gross, Krook equation
(In plasma physics and rarefied gas dynamics.) |
CASI |
BHS |
Body Heat Storage |
CASI |
BIA |
Ball Image Analyzer |
Goddard |
BIB |
Blocked-Impurity Band |
Goddard |
BIB |
Balanced Incomplete Block; Blocked
Impurity Band |
CASI |
BIBEX |
Biomass Burning Experiment (part
of IGAC) |
Langley |
BICI |
Book Individual Contribution
Identifier |
Goddard |
BIK |
Battery Improvement Kit |
Goddard |
BIMA |
Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Array |
CASI |
BIMDA |
Bioprocessing with the Materials
Dispersion Apparatus |
CASI |
BIN |
Binary |
Langley |
BIND |
Berkley Internet Name Domain |
Goddard |
Binhex |
Binary to hexadecimal |
Goddard |
BIOCORE |
Biological Cosmic Ray Experiment |
CASI |
BIOLABS |
Biological Measurement of Man-in-Space |
CASI |
BIOME |
Biogeochemical Information Ordering
Management Environment |
Goddard |
BIPS |
Brayton Isotope Power System |
CASI |
BIR |
Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Dept. of State, Washington, DC |
CASI |
B-ISDN |
Broadband Integrated Services
Digital Network |
Goddard |
BISIPE |
Bolted Interface Scientific Instrument
Protective Enclosure |
Goddard |
BIT |
Binary Digit (Computer science) |
Langley |
BIT |
Built-in Test |
CASI |
BITE |
Built-In Test Equipment; (Series
of eight BITs in computer memory) |
Goddard |
BITS |
Battle view Image Transmission
System |
CASI |
BIU |
Bus Interface Unit (Computer
science) |
Langley |
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BL |
Block Formatter |
Goddard |
BL |
Bridge Latch |
Goddard |
BLAS |
Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines |
Langley |
BLAST |
Battlefield Laser Acquisition
Sensor Test |
Goddard |
BLC |
Baseband Level Control |
Goddard |
BLC aircraft |
Boundary Layer Control Aircraft |
CASI |
BLI |
Budget Line Item (Langley) |
Langley |
BLISS |
Balloon-Borne Laser In-Situ Sensor |
Goddard |
BLR |
Broad-Line Region |
Goddard |
BLT |
Greenbelt, MD – GSTDN Tracking
Station (retired) |
Goddard |
BMA |
Battery Module Assembly |
Goddard |
BMAC |
Boeing Military Airplane Co. |
Langley |
BMAR |
Backlog of
Maintenance & Repair |
Langley |
BMC |
Blind Mate Connector |
Goddard |
BMC |
Business Management Committee |
Goddard |
BMDO |
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization |
Langley |
BME |
Brouwer Mean Elements |
Goddard |
BMEWS |
Ballistic Missile Early Warning
System |
CASI |
BMFT |
Bundesministerium fur Forschung
und Technologie (FRG) |
Goddard |
BMIC |
Business Management Information
Center |
Goddard |
BMO |
Business Management Office |
CASI |
BM-P |
Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh,
PA |
Goddard |
BNF |
Backus-Nauer Format |
Goddard |
BO |
Beneficial Occupancy |
Langley |
BOA |
Basic Ordering Agreement |
Goddard |
BOB |
Break-Out-Box |
Goddard |
BOC |
Base Operations Contract |
Goddard |
BOD |
Beneficial Occupancy Date |
Goddard |
BOD |
Bright Object Detector |
Goddard |
BOE |
Basis of Estimate |
Goddard |
BOF |
Beginning of File |
Goddard |
BOL |
Beginning of Life |
Goddard |
BOL |
Bill of Lading |
Goddard |
BOLD |
Bibliographic Online Library
Display |
CASI |
BOMEX |
Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological
Experiment |
CASI |
BOOM |
Binocular Omni-Orientation Monitor |
Langley |
BOREAS |
Boreal Ecosystems Atmosphere
Study |
Goddard |
BORIS |
Boreas Information System |
Goddard |
BOS |
Bright Object Sensor |
CASI |
BOT |
Beginning of Tape |
Goddard |
BOW |
Beginning of Window (Launch) |
Goddard |
BOW |
Bright Object Warning |
Goddard |
BOY |
Beginning of Year |
Goddard |
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BP |
Boost Pump |
Goddard |
BPA |
Basic Purchase Agreement |
Goddard |
BPA |
Blanket Purchase Agreement |
Goddard |
BPF |
Band Pass Filter |
Goddard |
BPM |
Biological Production Module |
CASI |
BPR |
Back Pressure Relief |
Goddard |
BPR |
Business Process Reengineering |
Langley |
BPS |
Bits Per Second |
Goddard |
BPS |
BITs per second (Data transmissin
speed) (Computer science) |
Langley |
BPS |
Boost Pump Star |
Goddard |
BPS |
Bytes/Sec (Data Processing) |
Goddard |
BPSK |
Binary Phase Shift Key |
Goddard |
BPT |
Business Product Team |
Goddard |
BR |
Bit Rate |
CASI |
BRAS |
Baton Rouge Astronomical Society |
Goddard |
BRD |
Biological Resources Division
(of the USGS) |
CASI |
BRDF |
Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution
Function |
Goddard |
BREC |
Recreation and Park Commission
for the Parish of East Baton Rouge |
Goddard |
BRI |
Bartol Research Institute |
Goddard |
BRL |
Ballistic Research Labs., Aberdeen
Proving Ground, MD |
Goddard |
BRO |
Baton Rouge Observatory |
Goddard |
BRR |
Bus Requirements Review |
Goddard |
BRS |
Block Recorder System |
Goddard |
BRS |
Building Research Station (Great
Britain) |
CASI |
BRTS |
Bilateration Ranging and Tracking
System |
Goddard |
BRTS |
Bi-Lateration Ranging Transponder
System |
CASI |
BRYNTRN |
BaRYoN TRaNsport |
Langley |
BRZ |
Baseline Release Zero |
Goddard |
BSD |
Ballistic Systems Div., Norton
Air Force Base, CA |
Goddard |
BSE |
Basic Stirling Engine |
Goddard |
BSFR |
Back Surface Field with Reflector |
Goddard |
BSI |
British Standards Institute |
Goddard |
BSM |
Baseline Science Mission |
Goddard |
BSOC |
Battery State of Charge |
Goddard |
BSRN |
Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
CASI |
BSS |
Broadcast-Satellite Service |
CASI |
BST |
Bus Scheduler Task |
Goddard |
BSU |
Bowie State University |
Goddard |
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BTA |
Blanket Tension Assembly |
Goddard |
BTC |
Bench Test Cooler |
Goddard |
BTE |
Bench Test Equipment |
Goddard |
BTT |
Bus Traffic Table |
Goddard |
BTTN |
Butanetrioltrinitrate |
Goddard |
Btu |
British Thermal Unit |
CASI |
BU |
Boston University |
Goddard |
BUAN |
Baseline Upper Air Network |
Goddard |
BUCLAS |
(A computer program for uniaxial
compressive buckling loads of orthotropic laminated
structural sections) |
CASI |
BUCLASP |
(A computer program for uniaxial
compressive buckling loads of orthotropic laminated
stiffened plates) |
Goddard |
BUGS |
Basic UXO (Unexploded Ordnance)
Gathering System |
Goddard |
BUGS |
Bristol University Gas Scintillator |
Goddard |
BUSHIPS |
Bureau of Ships, Washington,
DC |
CASI |
BUSS |
Balloon-Borne UV Stellar Spectrometer |
CASI |
BUV |
Backscatter Ultraviolet (Spectrometry) |
CASI |
BVI |
Blade Vortex Interaction |
CASI |
BVS |
Best Value Selection |
Langley |
BW |
Bandwidth |
CASI |
BWB |
Blended Wing Body |
Goddard |
BWG |
Beam Wave Guide |
Goddard |
BYTE |
Eight Bit Data Unit |
Langley |
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