| Acronym | Meaning |
 | NNI-I | NASA Standard Initiator-Type I (was SMSI) |
 | NO | Nitric Oxide |
 | NO | Normally Open |
 | NO | Normally Open |
 | NO | Not For Off -KSC Distribution |
 | NO. | Number |
 | NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
 | NOC | Network Operation Control |
 | NOC | Not Otherwise Coded |
 | NOC | Notation Of Content |
 | NOCC | Network Operations Control Center |
 | NOCC | Network Operations Control Center (GSFC) |
 | NOES | National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv. |
 | NOISE | FigurNoise Figure |
 | NOM | Network OutPut Multiplexer |
 | NOM | Nominal |
 | NOMINAL | PerNominal Percent Defective |
 | NOR | Northrup Flight Strip |
 | NOR | Normal |
 | NORAD | North American Air Defense Command |
 | NORDSAT | Scandinavian Countries Broadcast Satellite |
 | NORM | Normal |
 | NORMAL | LoadNormal Load Factor (g) |
 | NORMAL | To ZNormal To Z-Axis |
 | NOSE | To X-ANose To X-Axis |
 | NOSE | To Y-ANose To Y-Axis |
 | NOSE | To Z-ANose To Z-Axis |
 | NOSL | Night/Day Optical Survey Of Thunderstorm Lightning |
 | NOSP | Network Operations Support Plan |
 | NOSS | National Oceanic Survey Satellite |
 | NOT | ProvideNot Provided |
 | NOT | RequireNot Required |
 | NOT | SwitchaNot Switchable |
 | NOZ | Nozzle |
 | NP | Neptunium |
 | NPC | NASA Publication Control |
 | NPD | NASA PolicyDirective |
 | NPDS | Nuclear Particle Detection Subsystem |
 | NPL | Normal Power Level (see RPL) |
 | NPN | NASA Part Number |
 | NPRV | Nitrogen Pressure Relief Valve |
 | NPS | NASA PlanningStudies |
 | NPSH | Net Positive Suction Head |
 | NPSP | Net Positive Static Pressure |
 | NPU | Nitrogen Purge Unit |
 | NPV | Nitrogen Pressure Valve |
 | NR | Noise Rating |
 | NR/T | Near Real-Time |
 | NRC | Nonrecurring Costs |
 | NRCC | National Research Council Of Canada |