ITU
International Telecommunication Union (UN)
IUPAC
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
JACEE
Japanese American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS)
JHU/APL
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA/CalTech)
KASI
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
keV
kilo electron-Volt
km
kilometer
kts
knots
LASP
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
LaSPACE
Louisiana Space Grant Consortium
lb
pound (weight)
lbf
pound (force)
LBNL
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LDSD
Low Density Supersonic Decelerator
LMC
Large Magellanic Cloud
LMR
Land Mobile Radio
LOS
Line of Sight (communication)
LDB
Long Duration Balloon(ing)
LIDAR
Light Imaging, Detection and Ranging
LIFT
Learning to Integrate Fundamentals through Teaching
LIS
Lightning Imaging Sensor
LLE
Low Energy Electron (instrument)
LLDPE
Linear Low-Density PolyEthylene
LMR
Land Mobile Radio (Space Data’s SkySat)
LTA
Lighter Than Air
LTE
Long-Term Evolution
m
meter
mas
milli-arc-seconds
MCF
Million Cubic Feet (million ft
3
)
MeV
mega electron-Volt
mi
mile
mil
one thousandth of an inch
MKID
Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors
MLF
Mobile Launch Vehicle (Big Bill)
MNO
Mobile Network Operator
MO
Mission of Opportunity
MSFC
Marshall Space Flight Center
NAG
National Assessment Group (Sandia)
NAL
National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
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