| Acronym | Meaning |
 | NRI | NonreCurring Investment |
 | NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
 | NRM | Nonrecurring Maintenance |
 | NRP | Normal Rated Power |
 | NRS | Nonconformance Reporting System |
 | NRT | Near Real-Time |
 | NRTS | Not Repairable At This Station |
 | NRZ | Non-Return-to-Zero |
 | NRZ-L | Non-Return-to-Zero Level |
 | NS | Nickel Steel |
 | NSA | National Standards Association |
 | NSD | NASA Standard Detonator |
 | NSGT | NASA Ground Terminal |
 | NSI-I | NASA Standard Initiator-Type I (was SMSI) |
 | NSN | National Stock Number |
 | NSO | NASA Support Operation |
 | NSP | NASA SupportPlan |
 | NSP | Network Signal Processor |
 | NSP | Network Signal Processor |
 | NSR | National Slow Rate |
 | NSR | Nominal SlowRate |
 | NSR | Normal Slow Rate (Maneuver) |
 | NSR1 | First Coell;ptic Maneuver |
 | NSR2 | Second Coelliptic Maneuver |
 | NSS | Nitrogen Supply Subsystem |
 | NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
 | NSTL | National Space Technology Laboratories |
 | NSTL | National Space Technology Laboratory (was MTF) |
 | NSW | NSP Status Word |
 | NT | Newton |
 | NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
 | NTO | NitrogenTetroxide |
 | NTP | Network Test Panel |
 | NTP | Normal Temperature And Pressure |
 | NTP | Notice ToProceed |
 | NTS | Near Term Schedule |
 | NTS | Not To Scale |
 | NTSO | NASA Test Support Office |
 | NTTF | Network Test And Training Facility |
 | NUCLEAR | ShuNuclear Shuttle |
 | NUL | Non-GSE Utilization List |
 | NVAFB | North Vandenberg Air Force Base |
 | NVB | Navigational Base |
 | NVPOWG | NASA/VAFB Payload Operations Working Group |
 | NVR | No Voltage Release |
 | NVR | Non-Verification Required |
 | NVR | Nonvolatile Residue |
 | NW | NASA Waiver |
 | NW | Nose Wheel |
 | NWS | National Weather Service |