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IBC —  ID —  IF —  IHE —  INAA —  IQ —  IT

ACRONYM
DEFINITION
CONTRIBUTOR
I&C
Installation and Checkout
Langley
I&C
Instrumentation and Communications (Subsystem)
Goddard
I&T
Integration and Test
Goddard
I/F
Interface
Langley
I/O
Input/Output
CASI
I/OCE
Input/Output Control Element
CASI
I/S
Information Systems
Langley
I/T
Inner Tank
Goddard
IA
Independent Agencies
Goddard
IA
Independent Assessment
Goddard
IA
Interagency Agreement
Goddard
IAA
International Aerospace Abstracts
CASI
IAAP
International Association of Administrative Professionals
Langley
IABP
International Arctic Buoy Program
Goddard
IAC
Independent Assurance Contractor
Goddard
IAC
Industrial Application Center
Langley
IAC
Instrument Alignment Cube
Goddard
IAC
Instantaneous Airborne Count
CASI
IAE
Integral Absolute Error
CASI
IAE
Institute for Space Activities (Instituto de Atividades Espacios, Centro Tecnico Areospacial de Sao Jose dos campos, Brazil); Infrared Anomalous Emitter
CASI
IAF
International Astronautical Federation
Goddard
IAF
Image Analysis Facility
CASI
IAF
Initial Approach Fix
CASI
IAG
Interagency Agreement
CASI
IAGA
International Association of Geomagnitism and Aeronomy
Langley
IAIC
Interagency Acquisition Internet Council
Goddard
IAM
Interface Adapter Modular
Langley
IAMAP
International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
Langley
IAP
Intra-Abdominal Pressure
CASI
IAP
Instrument Approach Procedure
CASI
IAPS
Ion Auxiliary Propulsion System
CASI
IAR
Independent Annual Review
Goddard
IAS
Image Assessment System (L-7)
Goddard
IAS
Indicated Air Speed
Langley
IAS
Instrument Analog Slice
Goddard
IAS
lnstitute d’Astrophysique Spatiale
Goddard
IAT
Integration and Test Charge-back System
Goddard
IATA
International Air Transport (formerly Traffic) Association
Langley
IAU
International Astronomical Union
CASI
IAVCEI
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
Goddard
IAW
In Accordance With
Goddard
 
IBC
Input Band Conduction
CASI
IBEX
Infrared Balloon Experiment
Langley
IBEX
Italian-NASA Balloon Experiment
Langley
IBG
Intermediate BTU Gas
CASI
IBIS
Imager on Board Integral Satellite
Goddard
IBIS
Image Based Information System
CASI
IBIS
Instrument for Biological Investigations In Space
CASI
IBM
International Business Machines
Goddard
IBM
International Business Machines Corp.
CASI
IBMS
Ion Beam Mass Spectrometer
CASI
IBR
Integrated Baseline Review
Goddard
IBR
Internal Baseline Review
Goddard
IBS
Integrated Biosphere Simulator
Goddard
IBSE
Initial Blood Storage Equipment
CASI
IBSS
Infrared Background Signature Survey
CASI
IBSSU
Internal Bearing Stabilized Sighting Unit (A stabilized platform for mounting target acquisition and designation instruments on the H-1G Cobra attach helicopter)
CASI
IC
Instrument Controller
Langley
IC
Internal Calibration
Goddard
IC
Integrated Circuit
CASI
ICAF
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Goddard
ICAF
Industrial Coll. of the Armed Forces, Washington, DC (Later UND)
CASI
ICAM
Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CASI
ICAN
International Convention for Air Navigation (Commission for)
CASI
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
CASI
ICAR
Individual Contract Action Report
Goddard
ICAS
International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
CASI
ICAS
Interagency Committee for Atmospheric Science
CASI
ICASE
Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering
CASI
ICB
Inertia Compensated Balance
CASI
ICBC
IMAX Cargo Bay Camera
CASI
ICBM
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
CASI
ICCD
Intensified Charge Coupled Device
Goddard
ICCERSP
Interagency Coordinating Committee for Earth Resources Survey Programs
CASI
ICCU
Instrument Command and Control Unit
Goddard
ICD
Interface Control Drawing
Goddard
ICD
Interface Control Document
CASI
ICE
In-Circuit Emulator
Goddard
ICE
Inductosyn Electronics
Goddard
ICE
Instrument Control Electronics
Goddard
ICE
Integrated Computer Environment
Langley
ICE
International Cometary Explorer
Goddard
ICE
International Commentary Explorer
CASI
ICEIS
International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems
CASI
ICEM
Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering and Manufacturing
CASI
ICESat
Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite
CASI
ICESat
Ice, Clouds, and Land Elevation Satellite
Goddard
ICF
Inertial Confinement Fusion; Instrument Control Facility
CASI
ICHM
Integrated Control and Health Monitoring
CASI
ICID
Intensified Charge Injection Device
Goddard
ICL
Image Composition Language
CASI
ICM
Interim Control Module (Space Station)
Goddard
ICM
IntraCluster Medium
CASI
ICNI
Improved Communications, Navigation, and Identification
CASI
ICNI
Integrated Communication, Navigation, and Identification
CASI
ICO
Interagency Committee on Oceanography, Washington, DC (Later, CMSER)
CASI
ICPP
Idaho Chemical Processing Plant
CASI
ICR
Instrument Command Request
Goddard
ICR
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor
CASI
ICRCCM
Intercomparison of Radiative Codes for Climate Models
Goddard
ICRCCM
Inter Comparison of Radiation Code in Climate Models
CASI
ICRF
Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequency
CASI
ICRS
Intercom Remote Station (Space Shuttle)
CASI
ICS
Instrument Control System
Goddard
ICS
Instrumentation and Communications Subsystem
Goddard
ICS
Integration Control Sequencer
Goddard
ICS
Interpretive Computer Simulation
Goddard
ICSTI
International Council for Scientific and Technical Information
CASI
ICSTI
International Council for Scientific and Technical Information
Langley
ICSU
International Council of Scientific Unions
CASI
ICTAF
Interdisciplinary Center for Technological Analysis and Forecasting
(at Tel-Aviv University)
CASI
ICTAM
International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
CASI
ICU
Instrumentation Control Unit
Goddard
ICWG
Interface Control Working Group
Goddard
 
ID
Identification
Langley
ID
Instrument Delivery
Goddard
ID/IQ
Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ADP Contract)
Langley
IDA
Institute for Defense Analyses
Goddard
IDA
Institute for Defense Analyses, Washington, DC
CASI
IDAMS
Image Display And Manipulation System (NASA)
CASI
IDB
Information Database
Goddard
IDB
Internal Data Bus
Goddard
IDC
Indefinite Delivery Contract
Goddard
IDC
Image Dissector Camera
CASI
IDD
Instrument Description Document
Goddard
IDDVP
Individuals with Disabilities and Disabled Veterans Program
Langley
IDE
Interplanetary Dust Experiment
CASI
IDEAS
Initiative to Develop Education Through Astronomy and Space
Goddard
IDEAS
Integrated Detector and Electronics AS
Goddard
IDEAS**2
Interactive Design and Evaluation of Advanced Spacecraft (SSF)
Langley
IDECM
Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures
Langley
IDECS
Image Discrimination, Enhancement, and Combination System (Electronic Optical System)
CASI
IDENT
Aircraft Identification
CASI
IDEP
Interagency Data Exchange Program (GIDEP - Government - Industry Data Exchange Program)
CASI
ID-GS
Intelligence Div., General Staff, Washington, DC
CASI
IDI
Inplane Displacement and Inertia
CASI
IDIQ
Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity
Goddard
IDL
Image Display Language; Interactive Development Language
Goddard
IDL
Interactive Data Language
Goddard
IDLE
Interstellar Dust Laser Explorer
CASI
IDP
Individual Development Plan
Goddard
IDP
Iodine Disinfection by-Products; Image and Data Processing; Interplanetary Dust Particle
CASI
IDPU
Instrument Data Processing Unit
Goddard
IDR
Incremental Design Review
Goddard
IDR
Instrument Delivery Review
Goddard
IDR
Instrument Design Review
Goddard
IDS
Image Dissection System (Wavefront Sensor)
Goddard
IDS
Integrated Dynamic System
CASI
IDS
Inter-Disciplinary Science investigation (EOS)
Goddard
IDS
Image Dissector Scanner
CASI
IDSP
Interim Digital SAR Processor
CASI
IDT
Image Dissector Tube
Goddard
IDT
Instrument Definition Team
Goddard
IDT
Instrument Development Team
Goddard
IDT
Investigation Definition Team
Goddard
IE-A
Ionosphere Explorer-A
CASI
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
Goddard
IECM
Induced Environment Contamination Monitor
CASI
IECO
Inboard Engine Cutoff
CASI
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
CASI
IEF
Isoelectric Focusing Experiment
CASI
IEH
International Extreme-UV Far-UV Hitchhiker
CASI
IEHT
Intensifier Electrical High Tension
Goddard
IELV
Intermediate Expendable Launch Vehicle
Goddard
IEO
Intermediate Earth Orbit
CASI
IEOS
International Earth Observing System
CASI
IES
Imaging Electron Spectrometer
Goddard
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
Goddard
 
IF
Incremental Funding (Resource)
Goddard
IF
Intermediate Frequency
CASI
IFA
Institute For Astronomy
Goddard
IFATCA
International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations
CASI
IFB
Invitation for Bid
Goddard
IFC
In-Flight Calibrator (HIRDLS)
Goddard
IFC
Intensive Field Campaign
Goddard
IFF
Identification, Friend or FOE (Detection)
CASI
IFF
If and only If (Logic/Mathematics)
CASI
IFFA
Interactive Flash Flood Analyzer
CASI
IFJ
In-Flight Jumper
Goddard
IFL
Inter Facility Links
Goddard
IFM
Integrated Financial Management
CASI
IFM
Light Maintenance (Space Shuttle)
CASI
IFMP
Integrated Financial Management Program
Goddard
IFMP
Integration Financial Management Project
Langley
IFO
Intensive Field Observation
Goddard
IFOV
Instrument Field of View
Goddard
IFOV
Instantaneous Field-of-View
CASI
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
CASI
IfSAR
Interfermetric Synthetic Aperture Radar
Goddard
IFToMM
International Federation for the Theory of Machinists and Mechanisms
CASI
IFWG
Interface Working Group
Goddard
IFWS
Integrated Flexible Welding System
CASI
IFYGL
International Field Year on the Great Lakes
CASI
IG
Inspector General
Goddard
IG
Installation Guide
Goddard
IG
Igloo (Structure that provides a pressurized and thermally controlled environment for Spacelab pallet subsystems)
CASI
IGA
Intergovernmental Agreement
CASI
IGAC
International Global Atmospheric Chemistry
Goddard
IGAC
International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program (part of IGBP)
Langley
IGAC
International Global Atmospheric Chemistry project
CASI
IGBP
International Geosphere-Biosphere Program
CASI
IGDR
Interim Geophysical Data Records
CASI
IGES
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
Goddard
IGES
Integrated Geometry Exchange Package
Langley
IGM
Iterative Guidance Mode
CASI
IGM
Intergalactic Media
CASI
IGP
Intelligent Gateway Processor
CASI
IGPB
International Geosphere and Biosphere Research Program
Goddard
IGRF
International Geomagnetic Reference Field
CASI
IGS
International GPS Service
Goddard
IGS
International Ground Station
Goddard
IGSE
Instrument Ground Support Equipment
Goddard
IGT
Improved Gas Turbine
CASI
IGV
Incremental Growth Vehicle
CASI
IGV
Inlet Guide Vane
CASI
IGVP-DIS
International Geosphere-Biosphere Program Data and Information System
Goddard
IGY
International Geophysical Year
CASI
 
IHE
Institutions of Higher Education
Goddard
IHP
International Hydrological Program
Goddard
IHS
Inner Heliospheric Sentinels
CASI
IHTET
Integrated High Turbine Engine Technology
Goddard
IHW
International Halley Watch
CASI
IIA
Information Industry Association
CASI
IIA
Information International Associates
CASI
IIGS
Initial Image Generating Subsystem
CASI
IIP
Instrument Incubator Program
Goddard
IIP
Instantaneous Impact Predictor
CASI
IIR
Infinite Impulse Response
CASI
IIRD
Instrumentors Interface Requirements Document
Goddard
IIRV
Improved Inter-range Vector (also I 2 RV)
Goddard
IITA
Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications
Goddard
IKI
Institut Kosmicheskikh Issledoranii (Space Research Institute of
Russia)
Goddard
IKI
Russian/Space Research Institute
Goddard
IKI
Space Research Institute (USSR)
CASI
ILAS
Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
Goddard
ILC
Intermediate Load Cycle
Goddard
ILL
Interlibrary Loans
Langley
ILLUME
Interactive Lightsheet Locator and Modeling Environment
Langley
ILS
Integrated Library System
Langley
ILS
Integrated Logistics Support
Goddard
ILS
Instrument Landing System
CASI
IM
Insensitive munitions
CASI
IM
Instrument Manager
Goddard
IM
Interconnect Monitor
Goddard
IM
Ionospheric Mapper
CASI
IMA
Integrated Microwave Assembly
Goddard
IMACS
International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
Langley
IMAGE
Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration
CASI
IMAGE
Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Explorer
Goddard
IMAPS
Interstellar Medium Absorption Profile Spectrograph
Goddard
IMARPE
Instituto del Mar de Peru
Goddard
IMAS
Integrated Multispectral Atmospheric Sounder
Goddard
IMAX
IMAX Systems Corp., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CASI
IMBH
Intermediate-Mass Black Hole
CASI
IMBLMS
Integrated Medical and Behavioral Laboratory Measurement System
CASI
IMC
Image Motion Compensation
Goddard
IMC
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
Langley
IMC
Image Motion Compensation (Compensator)
CASI
IMCC
Integrated Mission Control Center (NASA)
CASI
IMCO
International Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization
CASI
IMDC
Integrated Mission Design Center
Goddard
IME
International Magnetospheric Explorer (NASA/ESRO)
CASI
IMechE
Inst. of Mechanical Engineers
CASI
IMF
Initial Mass Function
Goddard
IMF
Interplanetary Magnetic Field
Goddard
IMF
Initial Mass Function; Interplanetary Magnetic Field
CASI
IMG
Interferometric Monitor for Greenhouse gases (Japanese)
Goddard
IMI
Inner Magnetosphere Imager
CASI
IML
International Microgravity Laboratory
CASI
IMOC
Integrated Mission Operations Complex
Goddard
IMOD
In-situ Monitoring of Orbital Debris
Langley
IMOS
Integrated Modeling of Optical Systems
Goddard
IMP
Interplanetary Monitoring Platform (Explorer Satellites)
CASI
IMP 8
Interplanetary Monitoring Platform
CASI
IMPACT
Ion Implementation Perturbed Angular Correlation Technique
CASI
IMPATT
Impact Ionization Avalanche Transit Time (Solid state diodes)
CASI
IMPATT
Impact ionization, Avalanche and Transit-Time
CASI
IMRA
Infrared Monochromatic Radiation
CASI
IMS
Institutional Management Support
Langley
IMS
Institutional Management System (IEEE)
Langley
IMS
Ion Mass Spectrometer
CASI
IMS
Information Management System
CASI
IMSC
Independent Model Space Control
CASI
IMSL
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