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• RJC — Reaction Jet Control
• MLS — Microwave Landing System
• OBIGGS — Onboard Inert Gas Generating System
• RJDA — Reaction Jet Driver Aft
• RJDF — Reaction Jet Driver Forward
• RJD — Reaction Jet Driver
• AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
• RJD — Reaction Jet Device
• RJ/EC — Reaction Jet/Engine Control
• OFP — Operational Flight Program
• CCSDS — Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
• CSA — Canadian Space Agency
• CDR — Critical Design Review
• FD — Flight Director
• UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
• ADC — Aerospace Defense Command
• ESA — European Space Agency
• ELV — Expendable Launch Vehicle
• DRSS — Data Relay Satellite System
• RPL — Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
• STS — Space Transportation System
• LRR — Launch Readiness Review
• A&AT — Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions
• ADS — Astrophysics Data System
• COP — Co-Orbiting Platform
• SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
• PLS — Personnel Launch System
• SN — Space Network
• BAT — Burst Alert Telescope
• FC — Flight Control
• AL — Approach and Landing
• FAR — Flight Acceptance Review
• RSSPO — Resident Space Shuttle Project Officer
• A&ARV — Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
• SMS — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
• AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
• FDO — Flight Dynamics Officer
• OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
• ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
• NSO — National Solar Observatory
• EC — Engine Control
• COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
• BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
• BFC — Backup Flight Computer
• SMS — Shuttle Mission Simulator
• AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer  
• E&PSL — Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• ISF — Industrial Space Facility
• DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
• JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

• JP — Jet Propellant
• OTA — Optical Telescope Assembly
• BAE — British Aerospace Systems, LTD
• FD — Flight Day
• SRL — Space Radar Laboratory
• PIO — Pilot-Induced Oscillation
• AFO — Announced Flight Opportunity
• AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
• FDS — Flight Dynamics System
• OASCB — Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
• ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
• VLS — Vertical Launch System
• ABM — Apogee Boost Motor
• ALS — Automatic Landing System
• ATS — Advanced Technology Satellite
• ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
• AMU — Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
• RAE — Royal Aerospace Establishment
• A&P — Attitude and Pointing
• SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
• A&L — Approach and Landing
• MDR — Medium Data Rate
• AFD — Aft Flight Deck
• AFT — Atmospheric Flight Test
• AG — Artificial Gravity
• SSF — Space Station Freedom
• SAS — Small Astronomy Satellite
• LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
• OFP — Operational Flight Profile
• STP — Space Test Program
• FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
• BFS — Backup Flight System
• ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
• FCAP — Flight Control Applications Program
• ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
• CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
• MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
• THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
• ATS — applications technology satellite
• MFF — MDM Flight Forward
• DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
• SCF — Satellite Control Facility
• AJ — Astronomical Journal
• FCI — Flight Crew Integration
• AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
• JAAVSO — Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
• MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
• LC — Launch Complex
• ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
• DFCS — Digital Flight Control System

• BFCS — Backup Flight Control System
• FDM — Flight Data Manager
• CHJAA — Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
• LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
• ROM — Rough Order of Magnitude
• ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
• OML — Orbiter Mold Line
• LDR — Low Data Rate
• LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
• LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
• SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
• DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
• ADA&A — Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics
• ATG — Aerospace Test Group
• FC — Flight-Critical
• FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
• FID — Flight Implementation Directive
• DF — Development Flight
• FC — Flight Computer
• LOA — Landing Operations Area
• AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
• MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
• FDL — Flight Director Loop
• AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment
• ATO — Abort To Orbit
• L&D — Landing And Deceleration
• SOI — Space Object Identification
• ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
• AF — Aft Fuselage
• FES — Flight Element Set
• ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
• COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
• ACS — Aft Crew Station
• STC — Satellite Test Center
• FCI — Flight Control Indicator
• FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
• ISS — International Space Station
• PLS — Primary Landing Site
• SOF — Safety Of Flight
• FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
• ALS — Advanced Launch System
• ADIL — Astronomy Data Image Library
• FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
• DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
• MFT — Mean Flight Time
• FDS — Flight Design System
• NAS — National Airspace System
• LM — Lunar Module
• FCP — Flight Correction Proposal

• LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
• ABE — air-based electronics
• DUNRE — Dunsink Observatory Reprints
• EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
• AFC — Automatic Flight Control
• FCS — Flight Crew System
• FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
• SFP — Summary Flight Plan
• A&G — Astronomy and Geophysics
• SI — Scientific Investigation
• LS — Landing Site
• CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
• IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
• CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
• CPF — Cost Per Flight
• AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
• NASP — National Aerospace Plane
• FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
• CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
• SV — Space Vehicle
• DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
• FET — Flight Elapsed Time
• ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
• FCE — Flight Control Equipment
• NSTS — National Space Transportation System
• FE — Flight Experiment
• FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
• PVT — Preflight Verification Test
• FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
• MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
• DRS — Data Relay Satellite
• ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
• ST — Star Tracker
• ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
• SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
• STC — Space Technology Center
• AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
• SDS — Satellite Data System
• LF — Launch Facility
• A&A — Astronomy and Astrophysics
• RR — Rendezvous Radar
• CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
• CDM — Cold Dark Matter
• MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
• EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
• SSE — Space Support Equipment
• FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
• SME — Solar Mesosphere Explorer
• SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
• AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network

• ST — Space Telescope
• MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
• VFR — Visual Flight Rule
• JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
• MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
• ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
• PFC — Performance Flight Certification
• ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
• MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
• LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
• DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
• ALT — approach and landing test
• RTF — Return To Flight
• AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
• FCF — First Captive Flight
• OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
• PLA — Parachute Location Aid
• COMSP — Commercial Space
• SFT — Simulated Flight Test
• COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
• PU — Propellant Utilization
• ARS — Attitude Reference System
• FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
• LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
• FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
• FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
• AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
• FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
• APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
• PF — Powered Flight
• FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
• CASJ — Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal
• FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
• FFC — Final Flight Certification
• NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• EES — Ejection Escape Suit
• FFM — free-flying module
• ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
• SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
• ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
• AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
• FED — Flight Events Demonstration
• OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
• ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
• FCF — Functional Check Flight
• NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
• M&PS — Meteoritics and Planetary Science
• TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
• AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
• MLG — Main Landing Gear

• PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
• BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
• CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
• AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
• SSP — Space Shuttle Program
• MADOO — Madras Observatory Astronomical Observations
• FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
• FHF — First Horizontal Flight
• FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
• ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
• JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
• ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
• LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
• DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
• MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
• RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
• ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
• P&SS — Planetary and Space Science
• NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
• FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
• CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
• FDF — Flight Data File
• AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
• ND — NASA Document
• MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
• BUBES — Bulletin of the University of Besancon Observatory
• DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
• LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
• RALT — Radar Altimeter
• OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
• FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
• ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
• RP — Rocket Propellant
• PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
• PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
• ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
• FCR — Flight Control Room
• COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
• F&CRE — Flower and Cook Observatory Reprints
• IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
• ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
• SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
• EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
• PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
• FDS — flight dynamics simulator
• POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
• CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
• JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
• MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
• DC — Delta Clipper

• FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
• FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
• LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
• BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
• UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
• MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
• MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
• FCT — flight control team
• MOL — Manned Orbiting Laboratory
• ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
• NSP — NASA Support Plan
• MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
• AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
• RTLS — Return To Launch Site
• ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
• BAICZ — Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia
• KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
• AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
• JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
• AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
• RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
• MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
• RAS — Royal Astronomical Society
• ORS — Orbital Refueling System
• LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
• BBF — Bursty Bulk Flow
• LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
• SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
• CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
• ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
• LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
• DUNOP — Dunsink Observatory Publications
• JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
• EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
• SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
• DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
• COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
• LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
• SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
• OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
• NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
• LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
• LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
• DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
• FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
• ACS — Attitude Control System
• AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
• PALS — precision approach and landing system
• SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
• PAICU — Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the Charles University

• LSR — Launch Site Recovery
• CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
• LPD — Landing Point Designator
• OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
• KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
• SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
• AA&AA — Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts Heidelberg
• KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
• LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
• SSP — Space Station Program
• AFSC — Air Force Space Command
• CASJQ — Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal Quarter
• DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
• FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
• FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
• OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
• PFS — Primary Flight System
• ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
• AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
• ABBOO — Abbadia Observatory Observations
• FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
• SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
• EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
• MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
• OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
• ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
• SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
• AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
• SAAOC — South African Astronomical Observatory Circular
• STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
• ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
• ESDAC — European Space Data Center
• JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
• OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
• CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
• LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
• APM — Ascent Particle Monitor
• AFSPC — Air Force Space Command
• OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
• KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
• POD — Precision Orbit Determination
• SDS — Space Defense System
• NLS — National Launch System
• MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
• MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
• OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
• AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
• WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
• LCS — Launch Control System
• ARMOL — Armagh Observatory Leaflet

• MEP — Main Engine Propellant
• SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
• SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
• NASM — National Air and Space Museum
• MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
• SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
• MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
• ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
• OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
• PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
• SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
• PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
• MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
• PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
• ASE — Advanced Space Engine
• LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
• ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
• EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
• ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
• PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
• PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
• SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
• OV — Orbital Vehicle
• AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
• SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
• VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
• BNSC — British National Space Centre
• ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
• ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
• PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
• LLP — Launch and Landing Project
• LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
• ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
• ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
• LCC — Launch Control Complex
• PABEI — Progress in Astronomy
• SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
• KN — KSC Notice
• SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
• OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
• JILA — Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
• ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
• ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
• ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
• PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
• CES — Conical Earth Sensor
• SPS — Satellite Power System
• SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
• LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
• CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite

• ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
• CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
• RAPCON — radar approach and control
• SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
• ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
• SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
• OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
• NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
• USA — United Space Alliance
• OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
• LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
• JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
• QJRAS — Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
• MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
• AFSD — Air Force Space Division
• MODS — Military Orbital Development System
• SLS — Secondary Landing Site
• EEM — Earth Entry Module
• LPS — Launch Processing System
• LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
• DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
• EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
• PSM — Propellant Storage Module
• OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
• BASBR — Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of Brazil
• CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
• PDA — Propellant Drain Area
• KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
• LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
• MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
• ADS — Attitude Display System
• VFT — Verification Flight Test
• LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
• APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
• NSI — NASA Science Internet
• ELS — Eastern Launch Site
• PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
• AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
• OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
• LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
• MT — Mission Trajectory
• AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
• SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
• MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
• PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
• AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
• SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
• LS — Launch Sequence
• ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
• BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro

• MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
• LA — Launch Azimuth
• LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
• LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
• ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
• SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
• MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
• LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
• MSF — Manned Space Flight
• COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
• ACMAN — Astronomical Contributions from the University of Manchester
• ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
• PALLO — Publications of the Allegheny Observatory of the University of Pittsburgh
• MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
• MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
• DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
• JASEG — Journal of the Astronomical Society of Egypt
• FAT — Flight Attitude Table
• COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
• DAOAR — Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Annual Report
• EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
• LSA — launch services agreement
• CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
• AMPS — Atmospheric Magnetospheric Plasma System
• AREG — Astronomical Register
• NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
• AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
• MSSTM — military space system technology model
• IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
• SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
• AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
• CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
• CTS — communications technology satellite
• DSN — Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
• NSO — NASA Support Operation
• SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
• DSS — Deep Space Station
• OTD — Orbiter Test Director
• OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
• CES — Crew Escape System
• ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
• LRV — launch readiness verification
• MPS — Materials Processing in Space
• NPD — NASA Policy Directive
• SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
• LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
• OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
• AACCS — Analytical Approach to Candidate Constellation Selection
• RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
• LOC — Launch Operations Complex

• ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
• EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
• ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
• ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
• PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
• OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
• APJ — Astrophysical Journal
• NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
• SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
• NCOS — National Commission on Space
• IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
• OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
• POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
• OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
• SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
• NCC — NASA Communications Control
• EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
• TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
• NASAS — NASA Special Publication
• SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
• MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
• JAPAS — Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy Supplement
• SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
• ASTD — Advanced Space Technology Division
• RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
• APE — Auroral Photography Experiment
• ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
• ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
• RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
• NPN — NASA Part Number
• ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
• SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
• MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
• KPD — KSC Program Directive
• SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
• SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
• CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
• OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
• IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
• NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
• MLP — mobile launch platform
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
• FHST — fixed-head star tracker
• LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
• ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
• OSS — Office of Space Sciences
• EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
• PRAES — Progress in Aerospace Sciences
• SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan

• NEP — Nuclear Electric Propulsion
• CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
• PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
• DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
• ANEDI — Annals of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
• OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
• PADEU — Publications of the Astronomy Deparment of the Eotvos Lorand University
• SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
• ACICH — Astronomical Circular
• SV — Shuttle Vehicle
• ISAS — Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
• MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
• MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
• ASPP — Atmospheric and Space Plasma Physics
• OSS — Orbiting Space Station
• CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
• LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
• ESRIN — European Space Research Institute
• REM — Rocket Engine Module
• OFT — Orbital Flight Test
• AFSCN — Air Force Space Command network
• NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
• SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
• NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
• SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
• PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
• KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
• PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
• SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
• CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
• CDT — Connaissance Des Temps
• CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
• STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
• NASO — North American Space Operations
• LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
• POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
• DUROO — Durham Observatory Observations
• SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
• MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
• ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
• PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
• OF — Orbital Flight
• AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
• IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
• XEUS — X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
• COWRO — Contributions from the Wroclaw Astronomical Observatory
• DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
• OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
• SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
• ESOC — European Space Operations Center

• SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
• MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
• SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
• PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
• SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
• JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
• DYERE — Dyer Observatory Reprints
• SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
• STP — Space Technology Payload
• SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
• PPCAS — Publication of the Pomona College Astronomical Society
• VATOP — Vatican Observatory Publications
• MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
• CQGRS — Classical and Quantum Gravity Supplement
• MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
• CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
• EVM — Earth-viewing module
• SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
• LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
• AIRCO — Air et Cosmos
• RAZEL — Range, Azimuth and Elevation
• MADOB — Madras Observatory Observations
• SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
• PU — Propellant Unit
• MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
• DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
• SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
• EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
• RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
• MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
• EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
• SPART — Space Research and Technology
• PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
• SLC — Space Launch Complex
• SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
• LON — Launch on Need
• ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
• SPP — Solar Physics Payload
• RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
• SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
• TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
• KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
• SB — Space Base
• ADSPR — Advances in Space Research
• OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
• STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
• ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
• ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
• APJS — Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
• SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System

• L&L — Launch And Landing
• EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
• POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
• ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
• SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
• ASPRV — Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews
• OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
• COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
• RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
• WASOA — Washburn Observatory Astrophysics
• ASTHE — Astronomical Herald
• NCC — NASA class code
• SPMAR — Space Markets
• EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
• LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
• SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
• LC — Launch Countdown
• MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
• PPARC — Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
• LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
• PHA — Physics And Astronomy
• PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
• LES — Launch Equipment Shop
• COCAM — Contributions from the Cambridge Observatory England
• SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
• SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
• COKON — Commmunications of the Konkoly Observatory Hungary
• COSTE — Contributions - University of Arizona Steward Observatory
• STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
• SBL — Space-Based Laser
• FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
• EVA — Extravehicular Activity
• LASCO — Large Angle Spectrometric Coronograph
• CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
• NHB — NASA Handbook
• SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
• SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
• NASCOM — NASA Communications System
• JASS — Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
• MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
• EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
• RV — Reentry Vehicle
• SPVW — Spaceview
• AEXPR — Astronomy Express
• LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
• FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
• SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
• EAA — Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• NS — Nuclear Shuttle
• AURA — Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.

• JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
• SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
• SABIR — space-based interceptor
• SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
• DUDOR — Dudley Observatory Reports
• ANMN — Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter
• ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
• LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
• ASI — Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
• PCARS — Publication of COMU Astrophysics Research Center
• JSCM — JSC Manual
• EFP — ESA Furnished Property
• OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
• LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
• OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
• MPLM — Mini-Pressurized Logistics Module
• CQGRA — Classical and Quantum Gravity
• ESPC — European Space Power Conference
• SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
• ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
• STF — Satellite Test Facility
• DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
• NSD — NASA standard detonator
• OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
• OPM — Outer Planet Mission
• POMIC — Publications of Michigan Observatory
• IWFNA — Inhibited White Fuming Nitric Acid
• DEACO — Dearborn Observatory Contributions
• JBAS — Journal of the British Astronomical Society
• SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
• STO — Solar Terrestrial Observatory
• SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
• VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
• RAE — Radio Astronomy Explorer
• PROE — Publications of the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh
• PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
• MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
• COLPL — Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
• NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
• STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
• PASAU — Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia
• ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
• OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
• OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
• SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
• SPA — Space Processing Application
• OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
• AMPS — Atmosphere, Magnetosphere & Plasmas in Space
• ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
• LCA — Launch Control Amplifier

• QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
• MLF — MDM Launch Forward
• ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
• PA — Popular Astronomy
• SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
• MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
• OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
• CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
• TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
• BTOK — Bulletin of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
• LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
• LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
• SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
• ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
• ADCBU — Astronomical Data Center Bulletin
• JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
• ONRAS — Occasional Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society
• OPO — Orbiter Project Office
• SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
• MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
• DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
• LWD — Launch Window Display
• SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
• PRCO — Publications of the Riverview College Observatory
• MPS — Material Processing Satellite
• JRASC — Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
• PLS — Propellant Loading System
• MEM — Mars Excursion Module
• NPS — NASA Planning Studies
• OVS — Observation of Variable Stars
• JBAA — Journal of the British Astronomical Association
• IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
• BKOAS — Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society
• KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
• SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
• EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
• ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
• ORROE — Occasional Reports of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
• NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
• A&AS — Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
• PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
• LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
• NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
• OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
• SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
• MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
• LEGRI — Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
• SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
• SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
• PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article

• MELOO — Melbourne Observatory Observations
• SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
• ANDUD — Annals of the Dudley Observatory
• ANDEA — Annales of the Dearborn Observatory
• LOA — Launch Operations Area
• JDSO — Journal of Double Star Observations
• ESOSP — European Southern Observatory Scientific Preprints
• NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
• OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
• SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
• OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
• SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
• CFA — Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
• SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
• VAB — Vertical Assembly Building
• NIZRE — Nizamiah Observatory Reprints
• ALPOJ — Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers Journal
• EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
• COMAP — Comments on Astrophysics
• ARISTOTELES — Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
• CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
• AREPS — Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• COSRE — Cosmic Research
• ASTL — Astronomy Letters
• SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
• ANHAR — Annals of Harvard College Observatory
• CRPL — Cosmic Ray Physics Laboratory
• LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
• OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
• ANLOW — Annals of the Lowell Observatory
• OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
• SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
• MNRAS — Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
• NSSDC — National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• BASI — Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India
• OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
• PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
• LPD — Launch Procedure Document
• CHARA — Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy
• LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
• OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
• SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
• ESOAR — European Southern Observatory Annual Reports
• OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
• OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
• COVVO — Contributions of the Van Vleck Observatory
• PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
• JAHH — Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
• ESPI — European Space Policy Institute
• IRAJ — Irish Astronomical Journal

• LA — Launch Area
• NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
• OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
• SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
• SFO — Space Flight Operations
• SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
• SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
• ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
• PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
• OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
• PLICO — Publications of Lick Observatory
• COBRN — Contributions of the Public Observatory and Planetarium in Brno
• SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
• OMR — Orbiter Management Review
• MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
• ADS — Astrophysics Data Service
• SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
• SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
• SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
• AAOPR — Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Preprint
• CEMEC — Celestial Mechanics
• OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
• NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
• ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
• ANLUN — Annals of the Observatory of Lund
• SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
• APH — Astroparticle Physics
• SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
• PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
• OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
• PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
• COBOS — Contributions from the Bosscha Observervatory
• TTA — Time to Apogee
• SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
• PASJ — Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
• ISBRV — International Space Business Review
• SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
• CHA&A — Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics
• CEMDA — Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
• OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
• NTD — NASA test director
• SDV — Shuttle-Derived Vehicle
• NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
• SEF — Space Environmental Facility
• SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
• NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
• AREP — Astronomy Reports
• OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
• SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
• COASP — Comments on Astrophysics and Space Physics

• EBCI — Eclipsing Binaries Circulars
• NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
• CIUO — Circular of the Union Observatory Johannesburg
• JCAP — Journal of Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics
• OMS — orbital maneuvering system
• OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
• JASAC — Japan Astronomical Study Association Circulars
• OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
• OME — Orbiter Main Engine
• SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
• ASSU — Annual Scientific Supplement to Urania
• KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
• OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
• SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
• SHA — Sidereal Hour Angle
• OAP — Odessa Astronomical Publications
• ASA — Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic
• OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
• CIBAA — Circular of the British Astronomical Association
• STS — Shuttle Test Station
• OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
• LS — Launch Site
• RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
• PMUNO — Publications of the Munich Observatory
• QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
• NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
• OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
• SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
• NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
• AUJPA — Australian Journal of Physics Astrophysical Supplement
• OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
• COSKA — Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso
• OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
• SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
• SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
• NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
• SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
• OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
• SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
• ISU — International Space University
• EM&P — Earth Moon and Planets
• PLAST — Planetary Astronomy
• COARM — Contributions from the Armagh Observatory
• SIS — Shuttle Information System
• ARKOD — Annual Report of the Kodaikanal Observatory
• RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
• DDA — Division of Dynamical Astronomy
• SCS — Spacecraft Control System
• SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
• PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System

• PASA — Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
• PNAOJ — Publications of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
• E&S — Earth and Space
• ANCAP — Annals of the Cape Observatory
• SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
• PAAS — Publications of the American Astronomical Society
• STL — Space Technology Laboratories
• POMIN — Publications of the Astronomical Observatory University of Minnesota
• JBRE — Jodrell Bank Reprints
• SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
• SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
• SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
• RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
• SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
• SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
• CAMRE — Cambridge Observatories Reprints
• STP — Space Test Payload
• NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
• OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
• MO — Manned Orbiter
• OOS — on-orbit station
• JAD — Journal of Astronomical Data
• COROE — Communications from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh
• COLIC — Contributions of Lick Observatory
• SDM — Shuttle Data Management
• SPPOL — Space Policy
• JBIS — Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
• CODDO — Communications from the David Dunlap Observatory
• MMKMO — Memoirs Of The Kakioka Magnetic Observatory
• SID — Shuttle Integration Device
• SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
• IRAJS — Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement
• SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
• LBLRR — LBL Research Review
• CME — Coronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
• SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
• SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
• RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
• DSSN — Delta Scuti Star Newsletter
• EXA — Experimental Astronomy
• BAAS — Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
• OI — Orbiter Insertion
• ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
• SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
• SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
• SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
• FCPH — Fundamentals of Cosmic Physics
• SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
• BBXRT — Broadband XRay Telescope
• PMANO — Publications of the Manila Observatory

• SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
• JIMO — Journal of the International Meteor Organization
• SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
• OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
• ARA&A — Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• NPC — NASA publication control
• COSSE — Cosmic Search Summer
• IQSY — International Quiet Sun Year
• STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
• OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
• NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
• SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
• SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
• BCRAO — Bulletin Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
• SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
• ARCHS — Archaeoastronomy Supplement
• MELAR — Melbourne Observatory Annual Report
• SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
• SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
• CNSA — China National Space Administration
• EEXSC — Earth and Extraterrestrial Sciences
• SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
• PERCO — Perkins Observatory Contributions
• SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
• SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
• SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
• ELT — Extremely Large Telescope
• SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
• PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
• STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
• JHAS — Journal for the History of Astronomy Supplement
• PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
• SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
• SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
• SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
• JPAS — Journal of Practical Applications in Space
• SSA — Space Suit Assembly
• SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
• MWOAR — Mount Wilson Observatory Annual Report
• STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
• JAPA — Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
• SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
• JSPT — Journal of Spacecraft Technology
• COPRE — Copenhagen University Observatory Reprints
• SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
• SSCC — Space Station Control Center
• SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
• SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
• PGLO — Publications of the Goethe Link Observatory
• ESOSR — European Southern Observatory Scientific Report

• SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
• NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
• OEJV — Open European Journal on Variable Stars
• SBS — Skylab Boost System
• SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
• JASV — Journal of the Astronomical Society of Victoria Melbourne
• SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
• ANOLL — Annals of the Private Observatory of Lucien Libert
• JKAS — Journal of Korean Astronomical Society
• SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
• SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
• LRO — Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
• SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
• SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
• SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
• SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
• JHA — Journal for the History of Astronomy
• LICOB — Lick Observatory Bulletin
• SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
• COPER — Contributions of Perkins Observatory
• SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
• SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
• SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
• SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
• SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
• PDDO — Publications of the David Dunlap Observatory
• SO — Space Operations
• SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
• LRSP — Living Reviews in Solar Physics
• SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
• EP&S — Earth, Planets and Space
• SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
• JRASN — Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
• SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
• SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
• SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
• SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
• PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
• SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
• RSO — Resident Space Object
• SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
• ISY — International Space Year (1992)
• PCINO — Publications of the Cincinnati Observatory
• SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
• JBAN — Jodrell Bank Annals
• SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
• SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
• SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
• PLR — Planetary Report
• SSCB — Space Station Control Board

• SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
• SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
• ANTOK — Annals of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
• AASPP — Astrononomy and Astrophysics Series
• SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
• SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
• SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
• SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
• SEM — space environment monitoring
• ASSA — Astronomical Society of South Africa
• SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
• IUENN — IUE NASA Newsletter
• SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
• SSDS — Space Station Data System
• IUEEN — IUE ESA Newsletter
• AVSOM — American Association of Variable Stars Observers Monographs
• SS — Space Segment
• STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
• SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
• SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
• SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
• AAONW — Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Newsletter
• SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
• SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
• PDREO — Publications of the Dresden Observatory
• SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
• SD — Space Divisionsion
• SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
• CREAM — Cosmic Ray Effects and Activation Monitor
• CRARE — Cracow Observatory Reprints
• NEWAR — New Astronomy Review
• SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
• SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
• DDORE — David Dunlap Observatory Richmond Hill Reprints
• SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
• SSIS — Space Station Information System
• PSPRO — Publications of the Sproul Observatory
• ANSAO — Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution
• SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
• ISEE — International Sun-Earth Explorer
• CEAB — Central European Astrophysical Bulletin
• SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
• SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
• SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
• EP — Elbow Pitch
• POVRO — Publications of the Owens Valley Observatory
• STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
• PBEIO — Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
• SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
• STATS — star tracker alignment test set

• SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
• SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
• EGRET — Energetic Gamma Ray Explorer Telescope
• SSP — Subsolar Point
• AVSOQ — American Association of Variable Stars Observers Quarterly Reports
• POHEL — Publications of the Astronomical Observatory Helsinki
• USRA — Universities Space Research Association
• ACCESS — Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure
• SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
• SSST — Space Station System Trainer
• SPIE — Shuttle Plume Impingement Experiment
• ST — Spacelab Technology
• SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
• CEV — Crew Exploration Vehicle
• MITTS — Mobile Igor Tracking Telescope System
• PVVO — Publications of the Van Vleck Observatory
• ADSAC — Advanced Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology
• SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
• SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
• SS — Shuttle System
• BANS — Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands, Supplement Series
• SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
• NRAOR — National Radio Astronomy Observatory Reprints
• MMAAR — Maria Mitchell Association Annual Report
• ANSHO — Shanghai Observatory Annals
• SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
• TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
• PRAST — Practical Astronomy
• APINV — Astrophysical Investigations
• SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
• APL&C — Astrophysical Letters Communications
• SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
• TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
• KODOB — Kodaikanal Observatory Bulletins
• ATEL — Astronomer's Telegram
• TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
• ESAST — European Space Agency Scientific Technical Review
• DOAMS — distant-object attitude-measuring system
• MIMPE — Modern Instrumentation and Measurements in Physics and Engineering
• FEE — French Echocardiograph Experiment
• SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
• PLAWO — Publications of Laws Observatory
• CAPMI — Royal Observatory Cape Mimeogram
• SIMCAT — simulate observations using space catalog
• BAVSO — Bulletin of the American Association of Variable Stars Observers
• ADASS — Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems
• SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
• LAIRT — Large-Aperture Infrared Telescope
• AEDRV — Astronomy Education Review
• PAIB — Publications of the Astronomy Institute of Bonn

• AVSOA — American Association of Variable Stars Observers Abstracts
• LE — Launch Escape
• SETI — Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
• APL — Astrophysical Letters
• SA — Selective Availability (on GPS transmissions)
• LEH — Launch/Entry Helmet
• CAS — Cambridge Astrophysics Series
• ISTS — Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science
• EFCS — Earth-fixed coordinate system
• PDAUC — Publications of the Department of Astronomy University of Chile
• COPUOS — Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN)
• PPMTO — Publications of the Purple Mountain Observatory
• EGRET — Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope
• TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
• LVS — Launch Vehicle System
• LAPSS — Large-Area Pulse Solar Simulator
• ESOB — European Southern Observatory Bulletin
• PAB — Publications of The Astrophysics Branch Ottawa
• ANLL — Annals of the Observatory of Lucien Libert
• PFAO — Publications of the Flower Astronomical Observatory
• LAMMR — large-antenna multichannel microwave radiometer
• CSVS — Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars
• PISTO — Publications of the Istanbul Observatory
• PBRN — Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Borneo
• COOXF — Communications from the University Observatory Oxford
• COWAT — Contributions of the University of Waterloo Observatory
• KODRE — Kodaikanal Observatory Reprints
• IRBS — Infrared Background Sensor
• KARI — Korea Aerospace Research Institute
• LST — Large Space Telescope
• AP&SS — Astrophysics and Space Science
• AECH — Aerospace China
• PASPS — Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Supplement
• DSNPR — Deep Space Network Progress Report
• BALTA — Baltic Astronomy
• ASTRA — Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions
• PAICZ — Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
• COMTR — COMSAT Technical Review
• UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
• BAN — Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands
• ALMA — Atacama Large Millimeter Array
• UPPAN — Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Annals
• LAWOB — Laws Observatory Bulletin
• SDSS — Sloan Digital Sky Survey
• AEAM — Aerospace America
• MMASI — Memoirs of the Astronomical Society of India
• COLON — Communications of the University of London Observatory
• PMCCO — Publications of the Leander McCormick Observatory
• FARE — Fluid Acquisition and Resupply Equipment
• PKIRO — Publications of the Kirkwood Observatory of Indiana University

• ANCGH — Annals of Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
• COPRI — Contributions from the Princeton University Observatory
• AVSOR — American Association of Variable Stars Observers Reports
• LEND — Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector
• LACE — Low-Power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment
• MAGIC — Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope
• PDAO — Publications of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
• LNSP — Lecture Notes and Supplements in Physics
• CORAD — Communications from the Radcliffe Observatory Pretoria South Africa
• IPNPR — Interplanetary Network Progress Report
• WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
• AMR — Antarctic Meteorite Research
• COAST — Communications in Asteroseismology
• ARBEI — Astrophysics Reports Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
• TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
• CAROB — Carter Observatory Wellington New Zealand Astronomical Bulletins
• APSSS — Astrophysics and Space Science Supplement
• ANBOS — Annals of the Bosscha Observatory Lembang
• CCA — Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics
• PCOOO — Publications of the Cook Observatory
• ARTSA — Artificial Satellites
• MMBAA — Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association
• PKAS — Publication of the Korean Astronomical Society
• EPD — Energetic Particles Detector
• CARRE — Carter Observatory Wellington New Zealand Reprints
• CRISTA — Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere
• PASK — Publications of the Academy of Science Kasakstan
• LS/ST — Light Shield/Star Tracker
• LORL — Large Orbital Research Laboratory
• IRA — Infrared Astronomy
• PDO — Publications of the Dominion Observatory Ottawa
• LAMP — Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project
• CANEX — Canadian experiment
• MDRS — Mars Desert Research Station
• PGOOO — Publications of the Goodsell Observatory
• UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
• SVPCS — Springer Verlag Springer Series on Physics Chemistry Space
• MEERE — Kenneth Mees Observatory Reprints
• MNSSA — Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa
• ASTQ — Astronomy Quarterly
• JSPRO — Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
• NOBLS — New Outer Blanket Layers
• RNAOJ — Report of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
• MTSRE — Mount Stromlo Observatory Reprints
• PCS — Physics and Chemistry in Space
• ISA — Iranian Space Agency
• MMRAS — Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
• SUSIM — Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
• SPFL — Spaceflight
• NSAU — National Space Agency of Ukraine

• USNOC — United States Naval Observatory Circulars
• NSIF — Near-Space Instrumentation Facility
• MTSOM — Mount Stromlo Observatory Mimeographs
• WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
• OXFOO — Oxford University Observatory Observations
• PDAA — Publications of the Department of Astronomy, Austin, Texas
• PYERO — Publications of the Yerkes Observatory
• RECONS — Research Consortium on Nearby Stars
• STSCI — Space Telescope Science Institute
• MPSE — Morelos Payload Specialist Experiments
• VVORE — Van Vleck Observatory Reprints
• LOWOB — Lowell Observatory Bulletin
• NSL — Northrop Space Laboratory
• MICRE — University of Michigan Observatory Reprints
• NSSCC — NORAD Space Surveillance Computation Center
• SOLSTICE — Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
• PF&CO — Publications of the Flower and Cook Astronomical Observatory
• NSC — Navigational Star Catalog
• SIRTF — Space Infrared Telescope Facility
• RGOO — Royal Greenwich Observatory Observations
• TTP — Time to Perigee
• PBOSO — Publications of the Bosscha Observatory Lembang
• TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
• SPED — Space Education
• NEAF — North East Astronomy Forum
• SP — Solar Physics
• RGOB — Royal Greenwich Observatory Bulletin
• ROAN — Royal Observatory Annals
• PVSS — Publications of Variable Star Section
• MTWRE — Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Reprints
• MTWAR — Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Annual Report
• SSDF — Space Science Development Facility
• WILOO — Williamstown Observatory Observations
• VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
• TOKAB — Tokyo Astronomical Bulletin
• SYDOP — Sydney Observatory Papers
• STSKY — Star Sky
• PVASO — Publications of the Vassar College Observatory
• SERAJ — Serbian Astronomical Journal
• SOPH — Solar Physics
• TOKRE — Tokyo Astronomical Observatory Reprints
• PYUNO — Publications of the Yunnan Observatory
• STP — Solar-Terrestrial Physics
• STERE — Steward Observatory Reprints
• TGS — Telemetry Ground System
• TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
• STMAP — Studies in Mathematical Physics
• S&T — Sky & Telescope
• TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
• UPPOR — Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Reports

• SPRRE — Sproul Observatory Reprints
• SM — Standard Model
• THAST — Theoretical Astrophysics
• WRORE — Wroclaw Astronomical Observatory Reprints
• UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
• WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
• SW — Solar Wing
• TECRV — Technology Review
• SLAP — Space Link Access Protocol
• PWASO — Publications of the Washburn Observatory
• SPWD — Space World
• TNO — Trans-Neptunian Object
• SPD — Solar Physics Division
• TDS — Technology Demonstration Satellite
• RICAP — Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics
• TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
• USNOR — United States Naval Observatory Reports
• RVGSP — Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics
• VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
• TKSC — Tsukuba Space Center
• SRS — Stellar Radiation Sensor
• TMG — Thermal Meteoroid Garment
• SOUST — Southern Skies
• SSGSR — Springer Verlag Springer Series on Group Geophysics Space Research
• SCSP — Science and Culture Series Physics
• UIT — Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
• ULV — Unmanned Launch Vehicle
• UNSC — United Nations Space Command
• SERF — Space Environment Research Facility
• SMAB — Solid Motor Assembly Building
• SIA — Solar Inertial Attitude
• TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight
• STERJ — Solar, Terrestrial and Environmental Research Japan
• SPRL — Space Physics Research Laboratory
• SPT — South Pole Telescope
• TFI — Time from Ignition
• RNP — Rotation, Nutation and Precession
• ROLUN — Reports of the Lund Observatory
• VTF — Vertical Test Flight
• SECOR — Sequential Collation of Range
• TOYAL — Transactions of the Astronomical Observatory of Yale University
• TECU — Technology and Culture
• SMM — Solar Maximum Mission
• SAOCO — Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - Contributions to Astrophysics
• VSSCI — Variable Star Section Circulars
• SWAS — Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
• VILCO — Villanova University Observatory Contributions
• TIUCS — Transactions of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research
• RTG — Radioisotope Thermal Generation
• TR/SBS — Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System

• TOI — Transfer Orbit Insertion
• TAUVEX — Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer
• VSSRE — Variable Star Section Reprints
• SCSA — Science and Culture Series Astrophysics
• TGSE — Telemetry Ground Support Equipment
• VPC — Vapor Phase Compression
• RABF — Radio Astronomy Bandstop Filter
• TR — Teleoperator Retrieval
• SHAD — Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion
• VRM — Venus Radar Mapper
• USASATCOMA — United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
• WOMBAT — Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team
• WIRE — Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
• UNPSA — United Nations Programme on Space Applications
• VSTAG — Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
• SSRV — Space Science Reviews
• SUVSR — Scandinavian Union of Amateur Astronomers Variable Star Section
• PUSNO — Publications of the US Naval Observatory
• SHAR — Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Refraction
• VLPS — Vandenberg Launch Processing System
• TP — Time to Perigee
• SCOA — Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics
• SOSYR — Solar System Research
• ULAS — Union List of Astronomy Serials
• WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Range
• TFS — Telemetry Format Selection
• PUAMS — Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Amsterdam
• VGRF — Variable-Gravity Research Facility
• VISTAR — visible space tracking and reconnaissance
• SVAL — Soviet Astronomy Letters
• SNSB — Swedish National Space Board
• STSS — Space Tracking and Surveillance System
• SSI — Space Science Instrumentation
• RVMA — Reviews in Modern Astronomy
• TIG — time of ignition
• TR — time to retrofire
• TFL — Time from Launch
• SPWEA — Space Weather
• THEL — Tactical High Energy Laser
• USASDG — United States Army Space Defense Group
• SHAD — Stellar Horizon Attitude Determination
• SATCO — Satellite Communications
• SWAN — Solar Wind ANisotropy
• UOSAT — Universityrsity of Surrey Satellite
• TUASB — Tokyo University Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science Bulletin
• WUPPE — Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment
• SSPRV — Space and Solar Power Review
• UCLAP — University of California Los Angeles - Astronomical Papers
• VSOLB — Variable Star Observers League in Japan - Bulletin
• WINAR — Windsor Observatory Annual Report

• SVA — Soviet Astronomy
• TUASR — Tokyo University Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science Report
• PWHHO — Publications of West Hendon House Observatory, Sunderland
• VSSSC — Variable Star Section Special Circulars
• SSMTF — Space Station Man-Systems Training Facility
• PW&SO — Publications of the Warner Swasey Observatory
• SVPHA — Soviet Physics Astronomy
• SEVA — Skylab Extravehicular Visor Assembly
• SGEMP — Space-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse
• USOC — Unified System Orbit Computation
• SSP — Surface Science Packages

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