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DRSS — Data Relay Satellite System
RSSPO — Resident Space Shuttle Project Officer
OASCB — Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
MLS — Microwave Landing System
RJC — Reaction Jet Control
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
XEUS — X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
OFP — Operational Flight Program
UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
ESA — European Space Agency
RJDF — Reaction Jet Driver Forward
RJDA — Reaction Jet Driver Aft
RJD — Reaction Jet Driver
CCSDS — Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
RJ — Reaction Jet
RJ/EC — Reaction Jet/Engine Control
ADC — Aerospace Defense Command
RJD — Reaction Jet Device
COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
ELV — Expendable Launch Vehicle
FD — Flight Director
AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
STS — Space Transportation System
LRR — Launch Readiness Review
SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
ATS — applications technology satellite
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
AL — Approach and Landing
EC — Engine Control
RPL — Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
SMS — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
ATS — Advanced Technology Satellite
DFCS — Digital Flight Control System
PLS — Personnel Launch System
ISS — International Space Station
NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
HEAO — High Energy Astronomy Observatory
AMU — Astronaut Maneuvering Unit

ISF — Industrial Space Facility
A&P — Attitude and Pointing
OML — Orbiter Mold Line
NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
COMSP — Commercial Space
SN — Space Network
BAT — Burst Alert Telescope
BAE — British Aerospace Systems, LTD
A&L — Approach and Landing
ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
AFO — Announced Flight Opportunity
BNSC — British National Space Centre
EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
FDO — Flight Dynamics Officer
AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
SMS — Shuttle Mission Simulator
MHI — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
ALS — Automatic Landing System
AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
FC — Flight Control
FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
COP — Co-Orbiting Platform
PIO — Pilot-Induced Oscillation
ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
AFT — Atmospheric Flight Test
FAR — Flight Acceptance Review
STP — Space Test Program
ABM — Apogee Boost Motor
FCAP — Flight Control Applications Program
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
ABE — air-based electronics
BFS — Backup Flight System
AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
AFD — Aft Flight Deck
BFCS — Backup Flight Control System
LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)

NAS — National Airspace System
MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
AG — Artificial Gravity
SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
ACS — Attitude Control System
VLS — Vertical Launch System
FP — Flight Plan
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
DRS — Data Relay Satellite
FDS — Flight Dynamics Software
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
AF — Aft Fuselage
EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
BFC — Backup Flight Computer
CHJAA — Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
FDL — Flight Director Loop
FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
SCF — Satellite Control Facility
RAE — Royal Aerospace Establishment
SAS — Small Astronomy Satellite
AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
ATG — Aerospace Test Group
ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
JP — Jet Propellant
ATO — Abort To Orbit
LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
MFF — MDM Flight Forward
MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment
FM — Flight Model
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
NASP — National Aerospace Plane
AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility

AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
SV — Space Vehicle
ACS — Aft Crew Station
MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
FDS — Flight Dynamics System
FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
OFP — Operational Flight Profile
OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
STC — Satellite Test Center
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
SSP — Space Shuttle Program
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
PU — Propellant Utilization
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
RTF — Return To Flight
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
SRL — Space Radar Laboratory
FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
ALT — approach and landing test
IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
FSE — Flight Support Equipment
ALS — Advanced Launch System
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
FD — Flight Day
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite

MLG — Main Landing Gear
LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
ARS — Attitude Reference System
FFM — free-flying module
SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
FMO — Flight Medical Officer
FU — Flight Unit
GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
FHST — fixed-head star tracker
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
LF — Launch Facility
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
ST — Space Telescope
FCF — Functional Check Flight
THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
SSF — Space Station Freedom
ND — NASA Document
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
SDS — Satellite Data System
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
GTO — Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
SI — Scientific Investigation

CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
FCI — Flight Crew Integration
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
PLS — Primary Landing Site
LC — Launch Complex
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
STG — Space Task Group
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
SFT — Simulated Flight Test
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
SOI — Space Object Identification
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
FTE — Flight Test Engineer
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
ST — Star Tracker
FRR — Flight Readiness Review
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
FOD — Flight Operations Directorate
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
LOA — Landing Operations Area
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
FOR — Flight Operations Review
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
SOF — Safety Of Flight
SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
FDM — Flight Data Manager
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
LOB — Launch Operations Building

DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
FC — Flight-Critical
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
FCS — Flight Crew System
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
DF — Development Flight
GEM — Giotto Extended Mission
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
LS — Landing Site
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
FDS — Flight Design System
CPF — Cost Per Flight
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
FC — Flight Computer
AFSD — Air Force Space Division
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
RR — Rendezvous Radar
SSE — Space Support Equipment
FES — Flight Element Set
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
FTS — Flight Termination System
FSRR — Flight Software Readiness Review
FE — Flight Experiment
LM — Lunar Module
FMCF — First Manned Captive Flight

KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
ILS — Instituteument Landing System
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
SPVW — Spaceview
LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
DC — Delta Clipper
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
MFT — Mean Flight Time
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
HLLV — Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
SS — Space Shuttle
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
RV — Reentry Vehicle
FCF — First Captive Flight
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
IOF — Initial Operational Flight
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
FCR — Flight Control Room
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center

EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
NSP — NASA Support Plan
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
EEM — Earth Entry Module
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
ADS — Attitude Display System
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
FFC — Final Flight Certification
DSS — Deep Space Station
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
LPS — Launch Processing System
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
FOST — Flight Operations SUPPOrt Team
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
FRFT — Flight Readiness Firing Test
REM — Rocket Engine Module
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
STC — Space Technology Center
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
ESRIN — European Space Research Institute
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
EES — Ejection Escape Suit
PFS — Primary Flight System
RALT — Radar Altimeter
OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
INMARSAT — International Maritime Satellite
NCOS — National Commission on Space
FOPS — Flight Operations Planning Schedule
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
ASTD — Advanced Space Technology Division
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
LCC — Launch Control Complex
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
FRRID — Flight Readiness Review Item DisPosition
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
MILSTAR — MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US)
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
FPR — Flight Performance Reserve
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
NSI — NASA Science Internet
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
FOSA — Flight Operations Support Annex
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
FCT — flight control team
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
PF — Powered Flight
LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
CTS — communications technology satellite
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
FQ — Flight Qualification
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
MSSTM — military space system technology model
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System

LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
SPMAR — Space Markets
KPD — KSC Program Directive
PALS — precision approach and landing system
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
FDF — Flight Data File
TTA — Time to Apogee
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
ESOC — European Space Operations Center
FMT — Flight Management Team
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
SPART — Space Research and Technology
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
FSAA — Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft
RP — Rocket Propellant
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
FOPG — Flight Operations Planning Group
FRD — Flight Requirements Document
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
LPD — Landing Point Designator
SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan
FMAHTS — Flight Manifest and Hardware Tracking System
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
LON — Launch on Need
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
FOSO — Flight Operations Scheduling Officer
FSS — Flight Support Structure
OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)

RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
IFTS — In-Flight Test System
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
EVM — Earth-viewing module
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
LOD — Launch Operations Directorate
SSP — Space Station Program
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
FRF — Flight Readiness Firing
HYPACE — Hybrid Programmable Attitude Control Electronics
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
FOE — Flight Operations Engineer
FTOH — Flight Test Operations Handbook
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
FTP — Flight Test Procedure
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
FS — Fuselage Station
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
IAF — International Astronautical Federation
FOIH — Flight Operations Integration Handbook
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
ILC — Initial Launch Capability
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
SDS — Space Defense System
FVF — First Vertical Flight
LCS — Launch Control System
CES — Conical Earth Sensor

LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
JSCM — JSC Manual
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
NASO — North American Space Operations
INTELSAT — International Telecommunications Satellite
PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
HMCF — Hypergolic Maintenance and Checkout Facility
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
SBL — Space-Based Laser
FSS — Flight Systems Simulator
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
FOB — Flight Operations Building
PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
CES — Crew Escape System
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
FPSR — Flight Planning and Stowage Review
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
RAPCON — radar approach and control
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
HSE — Heat Shield Entry
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
GLOMR — Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
FSIWG — Flight System Interface Working Group
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
KN — KSC Notice
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
L&L — Launch And Landing

HEO — High Earth Orbit
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
NSD — NASA standard detonator
SLC — Space Launch Complex
SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
NHB — NASA Handbook
FMOFEV — First Manned Orbital Flight With EVA
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
FOP — Flight Operations Panel
OV — Orbital Vehicle
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
VFT — Verification Flight Test
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
FSRS — Flight System Recording System
USA — United Space Alliance
FTC — Flight Test Conductor
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
SPS — Satellite Power System
NSO — NASA Support Operation
LA — Launch Azimuth
HFT — Horizontal Flight Test
MSF — Manned Space Flight
LS — Launch Sequence
PLS — Propellant Loading System
IFOT — In-Flight Operations And Training
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
HFTS — Horizontal Flight Test Simulator
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
FTA — Flight Test Article
WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
STP — Space Technology Payload
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test

ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
FR — Flight Rule
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
HFCT — Hydraulic Flight Control Test
LSA — launch services agreement
FT — Flight Test
MT — Mission Trajectory
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
FTR — Flight Test Requirement
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
LRV — launch readiness verification
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
GOAL — Ground Operations Aerospace Language
IACS — Inertial Attitude Control System
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
MLP — mobile launch platform
GPL — Goal Processing Language
SIP — strain isolation pad
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
GEOSEPS — Geosynchronous Solar Electric Propulsion Stage
NCC — NASA Communications Control
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
FS — Flight System
HFTF — Horizontal Flight Test Facility
ILRV — Integral Launch and Reentry Vehicle
HPPF — Horizontal Payloads Processing Facility
HFC — Hydraulic Flight Control
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
HMF — Hypergolic Maintenance Facility
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
NCC — NASA class code
TTP — Time to Perigee
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
LSB — Launch Support Building
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
FSS — Flight Support Station (for MMU)
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation

SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
OSS — Orbiting Space Station
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
OF — Orbital Flight
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
FOSP — Flight Operations Support Personnel
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
FT — Flight Team
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
FOS — Flight Operations Support
STF — Satellite Test Facility
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
FRT — Flight Readiness Test
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
FTO — Flight Test Objective
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
NPN — NASA Part Number
FQI — Flight Qualification Instituteumentation
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
PU — Propellant Unit
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)

SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
FTRD — Flight Test Requirements Document
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
SPA — Space Processing Application
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
FOF — First Operational Flight
TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
GSS — Geosynchronous Space Station
FQR — Flight Qualification Recorder
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
FSE — Flight Simulation Engineer
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
LWD — Launch Window Display
IFT — in-flight test
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
FSL — Flight Simulation Laboratory
SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
SB — Space Base
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation

OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
FSS — flight support system
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
FSRR — Flight System Readiness Review
LC — Launch Countdown
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
FPD — Flight Projects Directorate
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
STS — Shuttle Test Station
WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SABIR — space-based interceptor
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
ISBRV — International Space Business Review
FOF — First Orbital Flight
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network

PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
FTS — Flight Test Station
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
SO — Space Operations
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
FOV — First Orbital Vehicle
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
SFO — Space Flight Operations
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
IFM — Inflight Maintenance
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
SPPOL — Space Policy
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window

SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
FTS — Flight Test System
LSS — Large Space Structure
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
LOA — Launch Operations Area
GNCFTS — Guidance, Navigation and Control Flight Test Station
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
OOS — on-orbit station
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
SP — Solid Propellant
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
IFA — In-Flight Analysis
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
ILA — Instituteument Landing Approach
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
NTD — NASA test director
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor

OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
RCS — Reentry Control System
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
LOC — launch operations center
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
LA — Launch Area
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
FOP — flight operations plan
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
ILAS — Instituteument Landing Approach System
HF — Horizontal Flight
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
HRSC — High Resolution Stereo Camera
SS — Space Segment
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
IMP — Inflatable Micrometeoroid Paraglider
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
LS — Launch Site

OIT — orbiter integration test
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
SSIS — Space Station Information System
SSDS — Space Station Data System
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
HFS — Horizontal Flight Simulator
SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
HOTOL — Horizontal Takeoff and Landing Launcher
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
MO — Manned Orbiter
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
SEM — space environment monitoring
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
SL — Space Launch
FTIS — Flight Test Instituteumentation System
IOBM — In Ocean By Mistake
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
ST — Spacelab Technology
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
SSST — Space Station System Trainer
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study

SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
IMS — Interplanetary Monitor Satellite
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
FV — Flight Version
SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
NPC — NASA publication control
SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
OI — Orbiter Insertion
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
SIS — Shuttle Information System
SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
GDA — General Dynamics Astronautics
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
GSTDN — Ground Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SBS — Skylab Boost System
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
SS — Shuttle System
SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
SSE — Space shuttle engine
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
FMOF — First Manned Orbital Flight
SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
SSP — Subsolar Point
SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
SD — Space Divisionsion
SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
ULO — Unmanned Launch Operations
TGS — Telemetry Ground System
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight

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

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