# NASA Acronyms

> Select a NASA or NASA-related acronym to expand it.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/nasa-acronyms](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nasa-acronyms)

## Overview

- **ID:** `nasa-acronyms`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Joel
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools,appearance,language-support
- **Daily users:** 20
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.10
- **Last updated:** 2021-03-01
- **First published:** 2017-02-12
- **Size:** 74 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/nasa-acronyms/)

## Description

NASA Acronyms is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily expand any of NASA's 25,000+ acronyms. Select a NASA or NASA-related acronym to instantly view its expanded meaning.

## Rankings

- #24,882 — Overall
- #90 — expand
- #152 — relate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nasa/NASA-Acronyms/master/lists`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nasa-acronyms)