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

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

MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
OFP — Operational Flight Profile
SCF — Satellite Control Facility
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
FDS — Flight Dynamics Software
AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
MFF — MDM Flight Forward
FDL — Flight Director Loop
LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
FCI — Flight Crew Integration
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
FDM — Flight Data Manager
ISS — International Space Station
CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
ABE — air-based electronics
OML — Orbiter Mold Line
SSF — Space Station Freedom
AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
ACS — Aft Crew Station
ATG — Aerospace Test Group
FTE — Flight Test Engineer
SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
FOR — Flight Operations Review
ATO — Abort To Orbit
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
PLS — Primary Landing Site
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
COMSP — Commercial Space
STC — Satellite Test Center
ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
LC — Launch Complex
GEM — Giotto Extended Mission
FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
SV — Space Vehicle
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
SOI — Space Object Identification
DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center

CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
ALS — Advanced Launch System
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
FC — Flight-Critical
FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
DRS — Data Relay Satellite
LOA — Landing Operations Area
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
ALT — approach and landing test
ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
FC — Flight Computer
NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
DF — Development Flight
NASP — National Aerospace Plane
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
FDS — Flight Design System
KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
FSE — Flight Support Equipment
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
LOB — Launch Operations Building
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
SS — Space Shuttle
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
LS — Landing Site
NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
LF — Launch Facility
SDS — Satellite Data System
AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
FCS — Flight Crew System
ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
PU — Propellant Utilization
MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
LM — Lunar Module
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
FES — Flight Element Set
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
MFT — Mean Flight Time

CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
CPF — Cost Per Flight
ACS — Attitude Control System
AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
MLG — Main Landing Gear
ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
FE — Flight Experiment
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
ST — Space Telescope
SOF — Safety Of Flight
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
SI — Scientific Investigation
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
RTF — Return To Flight
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
XEUS — X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
FFM — free-flying module
FU — Flight Unit
ARS — Attitude Reference System
TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
ST — Star Tracker
COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
SSE — Space Support Equipment
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
RR — Rendezvous Radar
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
FCF — Functional Check Flight

FCE — Flight Control Equipment
SFT — Simulated Flight Test
MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
FMO — Flight Medical Officer
ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
SSP — Space Shuttle Program
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
ND — NASA Document
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
STC — Space Technology Center
FFC — Final Flight Certification
LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
FCF — First Captive Flight
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
EES — Ejection Escape Suit

PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
FDF — Flight Data File
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
RP — Rocket Propellant
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
PF — Powered Flight
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
BNSC — British National Space Centre
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
FCR — Flight Control Room
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
NSP — NASA Support Plan
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
FCT — flight control team
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan
AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
DC — Delta Clipper
FS — Fuselage Station
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List

ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
RALT — Radar Altimeter
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
FRR — Flight Readiness Review
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
PFS — Primary Flight System
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
AFSD — Air Force Space Division
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
IOF — Initial Operational Flight
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
PALS — precision approach and landing system
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
FOD — Flight Operations Directorate
OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
FMCF — First Manned Captive Flight
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation

PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
LPD — Landing Point Designator
SSP — Space Station Program
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
HLLV — Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
LOD — Launch Operations Directorate
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
LCC — Launch Control Complex
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
FSRR — Flight Software Readiness Review
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
FSS — Flight Support Structure
EEM — Earth Entry Module
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
LCS — Launch Control System
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
FTP — Flight Test Procedure
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
LPS — Launch Processing System
ILS — Instituteument Landing System

SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
FTS — Flight Termination System
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
SDS — Space Defense System
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
OV — Orbital Vehicle
CES — Conical Earth Sensor
OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
NSI — NASA Science Internet
ADS — Attitude Display System
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
FOB — Flight Operations Building
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
FPR — Flight Performance Reserve
OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
RAPCON — radar approach and control
FSS — Flight Systems Simulator
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System

LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
FOSA — Flight Operations Support Annex
KN — KSC Notice
SPS — Satellite Power System
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
MSSTM — military space system technology model
USA — United Space Alliance
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
FRFT — Flight Readiness Firing Test
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
CTS — communications technology satellite
CES — Crew Escape System
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
FOST — Flight Operations SUPPOrt Team
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
MILSTAR — MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US)
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
FRRID — Flight Readiness Review Item DisPosition
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
NCOS — National Commission on Space
FOP — Flight Operations Panel
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
KPD — KSC Program Directive
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
LS — Launch Sequence
ASTD — Advanced Space Technology Division
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment

SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
DSS — Deep Space Station
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
ESRIN — European Space Research Institute
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
FTA — Flight Test Article
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
MSF — Manned Space Flight
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
VFT — Verification Flight Test
ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
INMARSAT — International Maritime Satellite
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
HYPACE — Hybrid Programmable Attitude Control Electronics
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
ESOC — European Space Operations Center
FR — Flight Rule
ILC — Initial Launch Capability
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
LRV — launch readiness verification
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
SPVW — Spaceview
FSAA — Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
FS — Flight System
FHST — fixed-head star tracker
LSA — launch services agreement
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)

FT — Flight Test
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
FOPS — Flight Operations Planning Schedule
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
MT — Mission Trajectory
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
FQ — Flight Qualification
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
NSO — NASA Support Operation
REM — Rocket Engine Module
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
FRF — Flight Readiness Firing
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
FMAHTS — Flight Manifest and Hardware Tracking System
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
LA — Launch Azimuth
HFC — Hydraulic Flight Control
FOSP — Flight Operations Support Personnel
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
RV — Reentry Vehicle
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
FOPG — Flight Operations Planning Group
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
NASO — North American Space Operations
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
FMT — Flight Management Team
STP — Space Technology Payload
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
OF — Orbital Flight

SPART — Space Research and Technology
MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
EVM — Earth-viewing module
FRD — Flight Requirements Document
NCC — NASA Communications Control
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
IFTS — In-Flight Test System
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
HMF — Hypergolic Maintenance Facility
MLP — mobile launch platform
GOAL — Ground Operations Aerospace Language
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
JSCM — JSC Manual
FT — Flight Team
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
FTOH — Flight Test Operations Handbook
GPL — Goal Processing Language
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
FOE — Flight Operations Engineer
PU — Propellant Unit
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
LSB — Launch Support Building
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
SLC — Space Launch Complex
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
L&L — Launch And Landing
LON — Launch on Need
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator

ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
SPMAR — Space Markets
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
FTO — Flight Test Objective
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
FVF — First Vertical Flight
NPN — NASA Part Number
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
HSE — Heat Shield Entry
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
NHB — NASA Handbook
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE
SBL — Space-Based Laser
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
IAF — International Astronautical Federation
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
FOIH — Flight Operations Integration Handbook
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
HFT — Horizontal Flight Test
HMCF — Hypergolic Maintenance and Checkout Facility
FSS — Flight Support Station (for MMU)
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
OSS — Orbiting Space Station
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
FPSR — Flight Planning and Stowage Review
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
FOS — Flight Operations Support
PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter

MLF — MDM Launch Forward
NSD — NASA standard detonator
FSIWG — Flight System Interface Working Group
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
NCC — NASA class code
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
HFTF — Horizontal Flight Test Facility
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
FSRS — Flight System Recording System
HFTS — Horizontal Flight Test Simulator
ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
SB — Space Base
PLS — Propellant Loading System
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
FRT — Flight Readiness Test
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
FOSO — Flight Operations Scheduling Officer
FTC — Flight Test Conductor
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
HEO — High Earth Orbit
SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
STF — Satellite Test Facility
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
LC — Launch Countdown
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
FSL — Flight Simulation Laboratory
GLOMR — Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay
SIP — strain isolation pad
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
IFOT — In-Flight Operations And Training
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
FQI — Flight Qualification Instituteumentation
SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board

FQR — Flight Qualification Recorder
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
TTA — Time to Apogee
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
HFCT — Hydraulic Flight Control Test
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
SABIR — space-based interceptor
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
IACS — Inertial Attitude Control System
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
FOF — First Operational Flight
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
ILRV — Integral Launch and Reentry Vehicle
FMOFEV — First Manned Orbital Flight With EVA
FTRD — Flight Test Requirements Document
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
GSS — Geosynchronous Space Station
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
INTELSAT — International Telecommunications Satellite
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
SPA — Space Processing Application
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
FTS — Flight Test Station
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
FSRR — Flight System Readiness Review
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
HPPF — Horizontal Payloads Processing Facility
FPD — Flight Projects Directorate
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
FSE — Flight Simulation Engineer
STS — Shuttle Test Station
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle

SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
LWD — Launch Window Display
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
SFO — Space Flight Operations
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
FTR — Flight Test Requirement
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
IFT — in-flight test
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
LOA — Launch Operations Area
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
FTS — Flight Test System
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem

GEOSEPS — Geosynchronous Solar Electric Propulsion Stage
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
FSS — flight support system
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
ISBRV — International Space Business Review
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
FOF — First Orbital Flight
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
FOP — flight operations plan
GNCFTS — Guidance, Navigation and Control Flight Test Station
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
SP — Solid Propellant
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
RCS — Reentry Control System
FOV — First Orbital Vehicle
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
SO — Space Operations
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
LA — Launch Area
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force

OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
HF — Horizontal Flight
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
IFM — Inflight Maintenance
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
LOC — launch operations center
OOS — on-orbit station
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
LSS — Large Space Structure
SL — Space Launch
NTD — NASA test director
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
ILA — Instituteument Landing Approach
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
OI — Orbiter Insertion
HFS — Horizontal Flight Simulator
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
SPPOL — Space Policy
LS — Launch Site
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
IFA — In-Flight Analysis
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction

SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
ILAS — Instituteument Landing Approach System
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
IMP — Inflatable Micrometeoroid Paraglider
IOBM — In Ocean By Mistake
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
SIS — Shuttle Information System
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
MO — Manned Orbiter
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
FTIS — Flight Test Instituteumentation System
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
OIT — orbiter integration test
GDA — General Dynamics Astronautics
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
NPC — NASA publication control
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System

SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
IMS — Interplanetary Monitor Satellite
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
HRSC — High Resolution Stereo Camera
SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
SEM — space environment monitoring
HOTOL — Horizontal Takeoff and Landing Launcher
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SBS — Skylab Boost System
SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
SS — Space Segment
SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
SSIS — Space Station Information System
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements

SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
FV — Flight Version
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
SSDS — Space Station Data System
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
GSTDN — Ground Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
ST — Spacelab Technology
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
FMOF — First Manned Orbital Flight
SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
SSST — Space Station System Trainer
SD — Space Divisionsion
SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
SS — Shuttle System
WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
SSE — Space shuttle engine
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
SSP — Subsolar Point
SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
TTP — Time to Perigee
TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
TGS — Telemetry Ground System
UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight

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

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