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RJC — Reaction Jet Control
MLS — Microwave Landing System
RJDA — Reaction Jet Driver Aft
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
RJDF — Reaction Jet Driver Forward
RJD — Reaction Jet Driver
RJ — Reaction Jet
RJD — Reaction Jet Device
RJ/EC — Reaction Jet/Engine Control
DRSS — Data Relay Satellite System
OFP — Operational Flight Program
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
CCSDS — Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
RSSPO — Resident Space Shuttle Project Officer
FD — Flight Director
ADC — Aerospace Defense Command
ESA — European Space Agency
ELV — Expendable Launch Vehicle
HEAO — High Energy Astronomy Observatory
RPL — Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
LRR — Launch Readiness Review
STS — Space Transportation System
OASCB — Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
PLS — Personnel Launch System
COP — Co-Orbiting Platform
DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
AL — Approach and Landing
SMS — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
SN — Space Network
COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
BAT — Burst Alert Telescope
FC — Flight Control
ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
FAR — Flight Acceptance Review
FDO — Flight Dynamics Officer
BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
EC — Engine Control
AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
BFC — Backup Flight Computer
SMS — Shuttle Mission Simulator
ISF — Industrial Space Facility
BAE — British Aerospace Systems, LTD
AMU — Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
ATS — Advanced Technology Satellite
FM — Flight Model
A&P — Attitude and Pointing

AFO — Announced Flight Opportunity
MHI — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
PIO — Pilot-Induced Oscillation
ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
ATS — applications technology satellite
JP — Jet Propellant
FD — Flight Day
FP — Flight Plan
ABM — Apogee Boost Motor
SRL — Space Radar Laboratory
VLS — Vertical Launch System
ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
FDS — Flight Dynamics System
ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
A&L — Approach and Landing
ALS — Automatic Landing System
AFD — Aft Flight Deck
AFT — Atmospheric Flight Test
AG — Artificial Gravity
RAE — Royal Aerospace Establishment
SAS — Small Astronomy Satellite
BFS — Backup Flight System
AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
BFCS — Backup Flight Control System
CHJAA — Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
DFCS — Digital Flight Control System
DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
STG — Space Task Group
THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
STP — Space Test Program
LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
FCAP — Flight Control Applications Program
AF — Aft Fuselage
AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment
ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
GTO — Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
MFF — MDM Flight Forward
OFP — Operational Flight Profile
SSF — Space Station Freedom

FDM — Flight Data Manager
SCF — Satellite Control Facility
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
NAS — National Airspace System
FCI — Flight Crew Integration
FDS — Flight Dynamics Software
COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
ATG — Aerospace Test Group
ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
ACS — Aft Crew Station
GEM — Giotto Extended Mission
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
FDL — Flight Director Loop
LC — Launch Complex
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
ABE — air-based electronics
STC — Satellite Test Center
ISS — International Space Station
PLS — Primary Landing Site
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
OML — Orbiter Mold Line
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
FOR — Flight Operations Review
FTE — Flight Test Engineer
ATO — Abort To Orbit
ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
DF — Development Flight
SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
FC — Flight Computer
LOA — Landing Operations Area
FC — Flight-Critical
AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
SV — Space Vehicle
SOI — Space Object Identification
ALS — Advanced Launch System

ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
SS — Space Shuttle
FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
FES — Flight Element Set
CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
NASP — National Aerospace Plane
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
MFT — Mean Flight Time
LS — Landing Site
IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
LM — Lunar Module
FDS — Flight Design System
SOF — Safety Of Flight
ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
CPF — Cost Per Flight
COMSP — Commercial Space
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
DRS — Data Relay Satellite
FCS — Flight Crew System
FSE — Flight Support Equipment
SDS — Satellite Data System
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
SI — Scientific Investigation
KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
LOB — Launch Operations Building
LF — Launch Facility
ST — Space Telescope
ALT — approach and landing test
EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
ST — Star Tracker
FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module

MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
FE — Flight Experiment
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
RTF — Return To Flight
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
PU — Propellant Utilization
RR — Rendezvous Radar
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
MLG — Main Landing Gear
ARS — Attitude Reference System
AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
SSE — Space Support Equipment
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
STC — Space Technology Center
TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
FCF — First Captive Flight
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
FFM — free-flying module
JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
FHF — First Horizontal Flight

MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
SSP — Space Shuttle Program
FCF — Functional Check Flight
ND — NASA Document
SFT — Simulated Flight Test
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
FU — Flight Unit
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
FFC — Final Flight Certification
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
ACS — Attitude Control System
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
FMO — Flight Medical Officer
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
EES — Ejection Escape Suit
JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
PF — Powered Flight
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
FDF — Flight Data File
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem

PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
XEUS — X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
DC — Delta Clipper
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
FCR — Flight Control Room
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
FCT — flight control team
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
RP — Rocket Propellant
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
FS — Fuselage Station
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
RALT — Radar Altimeter
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
NSP — NASA Support Plan
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center

SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
PFS — Primary Flight System
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
PALS — precision approach and landing system
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
LPD — Landing Point Designator
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
BNSC — British National Space Centre
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
FMCF — First Manned Captive Flight
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
AFSD — Air Force Space Division
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
SSP — Space Station Program
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor

FRR — Flight Readiness Review
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
LCS — Launch Control System
PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
FTP — Flight Test Procedure
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
SDS — Space Defense System
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
IOF — Initial Operational Flight
LCC — Launch Control Complex
LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
FOD — Flight Operations Directorate
LOD — Launch Operations Directorate
GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
FSS — Flight Support Structure
EEM — Earth Entry Module
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
CES — Conical Earth Sensor

LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
RAPCON — radar approach and control
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
OV — Orbital Vehicle
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
LPS — Launch Processing System
ILS — Instituteument Landing System
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
FSRR — Flight Software Readiness Review
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
HLLV — Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
CES — Crew Escape System
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
NSI — NASA Science Internet
KN — KSC Notice
FSS — Flight Systems Simulator
ADS — Attitude Display System
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
FOB — Flight Operations Building
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
SPS — Satellite Power System
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility

MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
MSSTM — military space system technology model
ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
USA — United Space Alliance
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
CTS — communications technology satellite
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
FOP — Flight Operations Panel
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
MILSTAR — MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US)
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
MSF — Manned Space Flight
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
FTA — Flight Test Article
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
MT — Mission Trajectory
KPD — KSC Program Directive
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
FR — Flight Rule
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
VFT — Verification Flight Test
FPR — Flight Performance Reserve
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
NCOS — National Commission on Space
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
LS — Launch Sequence
DSS — Deep Space Station
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility

POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
ESRIN — European Space Research Institute
FTS — Flight Termination System
SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
FS — Flight System
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
ASTD — Advanced Space Technology Division
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
NSO — NASA Support Operation
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
FRFT — Flight Readiness Firing Test
LA — Launch Azimuth
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
HFC — Hydraulic Flight Control
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
HYPACE — Hybrid Programmable Attitude Control Electronics
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
FT — Flight Test
LSA — launch services agreement
FOST — Flight Operations SUPPOrt Team
SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
FOSA — Flight Operations Support Annex
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
REM — Rocket Engine Module
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
NCC — NASA Communications Control

ESOC — European Space Operations Center
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
FHST — fixed-head star tracker
OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
INMARSAT — International Maritime Satellite
FOPS — Flight Operations Planning Schedule
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
FSAA — Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
LRV — launch readiness verification
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
STP — Space Technology Payload
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
SPVW — Spaceview
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
FMAHTS — Flight Manifest and Hardware Tracking System
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
MLP — mobile launch platform
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
NPN — NASA Part Number
GPL — Goal Processing Language
OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
LSB — Launch Support Building
ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite

PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
FRRID — Flight Readiness Review Item DisPosition
OF — Orbital Flight
SPART — Space Research and Technology
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
EVM — Earth-viewing module
FT — Flight Team
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
FOSP — Flight Operations Support Personnel
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
HMF — Hypergolic Maintenance Facility
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
SLC — Space Launch Complex
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
FMT — Flight Management Team
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
IFTS — In-Flight Test System
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
FRF — Flight Readiness Firing
RV — Reentry Vehicle
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
FQ — Flight Qualification
OSS — Orbiting Space Station
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
ILC — Initial Launch Capability
SPMAR — Space Markets
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
FTO — Flight Test Objective
NHB — NASA Handbook
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
FVF — First Vertical Flight
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
NASO — North American Space Operations
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge

FTOH — Flight Test Operations Handbook
LON — Launch on Need
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
GOAL — Ground Operations Aerospace Language
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
L&L — Launch And Landing
FOE — Flight Operations Engineer
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
SBL — Space-Based Laser
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
FOIH — Flight Operations Integration Handbook
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
PU — Propellant Unit
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
IAF — International Astronautical Federation
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
FRD — Flight Requirements Document
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
HSE — Heat Shield Entry
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
FSS — Flight Support Station (for MMU)
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
NCC — NASA class code
JSCM — JSC Manual
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
SB — Space Base
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
STF — Satellite Test Facility

HFT — Horizontal Flight Test
FSRS — Flight System Recording System
LC — Launch Countdown
FTC — Flight Test Conductor
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
SABIR — space-based interceptor
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
NSD — NASA standard detonator
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
HFTS — Horizontal Flight Test Simulator
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
GSS — Geosynchronous Space Station
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
PLS — Propellant Loading System
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
FOS — Flight Operations Support
FSIWG — Flight System Interface Working Group
HMCF — Hypergolic Maintenance and Checkout Facility
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
HFTF — Horizontal Flight Test Facility
FPSR — Flight Planning and Stowage Review
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
SPA — Space Processing Application
SIP — strain isolation pad
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
FOPG — Flight Operations Planning Group
FOSO — Flight Operations Scheduling Officer
FSL — Flight Simulation Laboratory
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor

SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
FOF — First Operational Flight
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
IFOT — In-Flight Operations And Training
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
IACS — Inertial Attitude Control System
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
FQR — Flight Qualification Recorder
INTELSAT — International Telecommunications Satellite
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
TTA — Time to Apogee
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
LWD — Launch Window Display
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
FTRD — Flight Test Requirements Document
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
FPD — Flight Projects Directorate
OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
FQI — Flight Qualification Instituteumentation
HEO — High Earth Orbit
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
HFCT — Hydraulic Flight Control Test
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
ILRV — Integral Launch and Reentry Vehicle
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System

SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
FTR — Flight Test Requirement
LOA — Launch Operations Area
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
GLOMR — Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
RCS — Reentry Control System
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
FRT — Flight Readiness Test
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
FTS — Flight Test Station
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
SFO — Space Flight Operations
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
LA — Launch Area
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network

MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
FSE — Flight Simulation Engineer
STS — Shuttle Test Station
FSRR — Flight System Readiness Review
FMOFEV — First Manned Orbital Flight With EVA
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
FSS — flight support system
SP — Solid Propellant
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
IFM — Inflight Maintenance
IFT — in-flight test
ISBRV — International Space Business Review
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
FOV — First Orbital Vehicle
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
NTD — NASA test director
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
HPPF — Horizontal Payloads Processing Facility
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
SO — Space Operations
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
ILA — Instituteument Landing Approach
FTS — Flight Test System
SL — Space Launch
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
FOP — flight operations plan

OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
IFA — In-Flight Analysis
SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
LS — Launch Site
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
LOC — launch operations center
OOS — on-orbit station
FOF — First Orbital Flight
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
LSS — Large Space Structure
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
HFS — Horizontal Flight Simulator
SIS — Shuttle Information System
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
SPPOL — Space Policy
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
MO — Manned Orbiter
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
SCS — Spacecraft Control System

SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
ILAS — Instituteument Landing Approach System
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
OI — Orbiter Insertion
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
GDA — General Dynamics Astronautics
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
NPC — NASA publication control
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
IMP — Inflatable Micrometeoroid Paraglider
IOBM — In Ocean By Mistake
GEOSEPS — Geosynchronous Solar Electric Propulsion Stage
SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
HF — Horizontal Flight
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
FTIS — Flight Test Instituteumentation System
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor

NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
SBS — Skylab Boost System
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
FV — Flight Version
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
SS — Space Segment
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
OIT — orbiter integration test
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
HOTOL — Horizontal Takeoff and Landing Launcher
SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
GNCFTS — Guidance, Navigation and Control Flight Test Station
SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
SSDS — Space Station Data System
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
FMOF — First Manned Orbital Flight
SEM — space environment monitoring
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster

SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
HRSC — High Resolution Stereo Camera
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
SD — Space Divisionsion
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
IMS — Interplanetary Monitor Satellite
SSIS — Space Station Information System
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
ST — Spacelab Technology
SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
GSTDN — Ground Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
SSE — Space shuttle engine
SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
SSST — Space Station System Trainer
TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
SSP — Subsolar Point
SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
SS — Shuttle System
SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
TTP — Time to Perigee
TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
TGS — Telemetry Ground System
UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
SW — Solar Wing
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar

TMG — Thermal Meteoroid Garment
ULV — Unmanned Launch Vehicle
TDS — Technology Demonstration Satellite
TKSC — Tsukuba Space Center
TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight
UNSC — United Nations Space Command
SWAS — Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
ULO — Unmanned Launch Operations
TIR — Terminal Imaging Radar
VTF — Vertical Test Flight
TFI — Time from Ignition
TR/SBS — Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System
TAUVEX — Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer
TOI — Transfer Orbit Insertion
VSTAG — Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
TETRA — Terminal Tracking Telescope
TGSE — Telemetry Ground Support Equipment
VLPS — Vandenberg Launch Processing System
TFS — Telemetry Format Selection
VRM — Venus Radar Mapper
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Range
USASATCOMA — United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
USASDG — United States Army Space Defense Group
WIRE — Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
TR — time to retrofire
UOSAT — Universityrsity of Surrey Satellite
VGRF — Variable-Gravity Research Facility
TIG — time of ignition
VLS — Vandenberg Launch Site
TIO — Target Insertion Orbit
VISTAR — visible space tracking and reconnaissance
TP — Time to Perigee
VPLCC — Vehicle Propellant Loading Control Center
TFCS — Triplex Flight Control Subsystem
TFL — Time from Launch
WUPPE — Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment

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