# Aeronautics and Astronautics Chronology 1915-1960/Abbreviations

​Abbreviations
AA—Antiaircraft
AAC—Army Air Corps (USA)
AACB—Aeronautics and Astronautics Coordinating Board (NASA-DOD)
AAF—Army Air Forces (USA)
ABMA—Army Ballistic Missile Agency
AEC—Atonile Energy Commission
AF—U.S. Air Force
AFA—Air Force Association
AFB—Air Force Base
AFBMD—Ballistic Missile Division (USAF)
AFMTC—Misslle Test Center (USAF)
AMAL—Aviation Medical Accelerator Laboratory (USN)
AMC—Air Materiel Command (USAF)
AMR—Atlantic Missile Range (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
ANP—Aircraft, nuclear powered
ARCG—Ames Research Center (NASA)
ARDC—Air Research and Development Command (USAF)
ARPA—Advanced Research Projects Agency (DOD)
ARS—Amerlean Rocket Society
BMEWS—Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
BuAer—Bureau of Aeronautica (USN)
BuOrd—Burean of Ordnance (USN)
CAA—Civil Aeronautics Authority {or Administration)
Cal Tech—California Institute of Technology
CNET—French Telecommunications Establishment
COSPAR—Committee on Space Research (International Council of Scientific Unions)
C/S—Chief of Staff
CSAGI—International Special Committee for the IGY
DEW—Distant Early Warning Line (DOD)
DOD—Department of Defense
FAA—Federal Aviation Agency
FAI—Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
FNRS—Fédératlon Natlonnle Researche Scientifique (Belgian)
FRO—Flight Research Center (NASA)
FY—Fiscal Year
GPO—Government Printing Office
GSFO—Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA)
IAF—International Astronautical Federation
IAS—Institute of the Aeronautical (now Aerospace) Sciences
ICAO—International Civil Aviation Organization
ICBM—Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (DOD)
IGY—International Geophysical Year
IRBM—Intermediate Range Ballistic Missie (DOD)
JANTAB—Jolnt Army and Navy Technical Aeronautical Board
JATO—Jet-asslated takeoff
JCS—Joint Chiefs of Staff (DOD)
JNW—Joint Committee on New Weapons and Equipment (OSRD)
JPL—Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA-Cal Tech)
JRDB—Joint Research and Development Board (USA-USN)
LaRC—Langley Research Center (NASA)
LMAL—Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (NACA, pre-1048)
LOD—Launch Operations Directorate (NASA)
LRO—Lewis Research Center (NASA)
MC—Medical Corps (USN, USAF)
MIT—Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MSFC—Marshall Space Flight Center {NASA)
NAA—National Aeronautic Association
NACA—National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NAS—Naval Air Station
NASA—National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO—North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NDRC—National Defense Research Committee
NERV—Nuclear Emulsion Recovery Vehicle
NIH—National Institutes of Health
NOL—Naval Ordnance Laboratory (USN)
NRL—Naval Research Laboratory (USN)
NSF—National Science Foundation
OSD—Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSRD—Office of Scientific Research and Development
PARD—Pilotless Aircraft Research Division, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory (NACA)
PMR—Pacific Missile Range (Point Mugu, Calif.)
RAF—Royal Air Force (Britain)
ROA—Radio Corp. of America
ROAF—Royal Canadian Air Force
R&D—Research and Development
RDB—Research and Development Board (DOD)
RFO—Royal Flying Corps. (Britain)
SAC—Strategic Air Command (USAF)
SAGE—Semicautomatic Ground Environment System (USAF)
SAM—School of Aviation Medicine (AAP, USAP, GSN)
SEN—SNAP Experimental Reactor (AEC)
SPACETRACK—National Space Surveillance Control Center (USAF)
SPASUR—Space Surveillance Detection Net (USN)
STG—Space Task Group {NASA)
STOL—Short takeoff and landing aircraft
SUI—State University of Iowa (Iowa City)
UN—United Nations Organization
USA—United States Army
USAAF—U.S. Army Air Forces
USAF—U.S. Air Force
USAS—U.S. Air Service (USA)
USIA—U.S. Information Agency
USMC—U.S. Marine Corps
USN—U.S. Navy
USNC—U.S. National Committee (IGY)
VfR—German Society for Space Travel (Verein fuer Raumschiffahrt)
VTOL—Vertical takeoff and landing (aircraft)
WADC—Wright Air Development Center (ARDC)
WDD—Western Development Division (ARDC)
WOO—Western Operations Office (NASA)
WSPG—White Sands Proving Ground