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• MADOO — Madras Observatory Astronomical Observations
• DRSS — Data Relay Satellite System
• RSSPO — Resident Space Shuttle Project Officer
• A&AT — Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions
• OASCB — Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
• A&ARV — Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
• E&PSL — Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• ROM — Rough Order of Magnitude
• JAAVSO — Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
• P&SS — Planetary and Space Science
• MLS — Microwave Landing System
• RJC — Reaction Jet Control
• AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
• PAICU — Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the Charles University
• QJRAS — Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
• M&PS — Meteoritics and Planetary Science
• XEUS — X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
• JASEG — Journal of the Astronomical Society of Egypt
• OFP — Operational Flight Program
• JAPAS — Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy Supplement
• CDR — Critical Design Review
• TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
• SAAOC — South African Astronomical Observatory Circular
• WASOA — Washburn Observatory Astrophysics
• PALLO — Publications of the Allegheny Observatory of the University of Pittsburgh
• DAOAR — Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Annual Report
• PABEI — Progress in Astronomy
• BAICZ — Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia
• F&CRE — Flower and Cook Observatory Reprints
• VATOP — Vatican Observatory Publications
• MADOB — Madras Observatory Observations
• AA&AA — Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts Heidelberg
• PADEU — Publications of the Astronomy Deparment of the Eotvos Lorand University
• CSA — Canadian Space Agency
• OBIGGS — Onboard Inert Gas Generating System
• UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
• RJDF — Reaction Jet Driver Forward
• RJDA — Reaction Jet Driver Aft
• ESA — European Space Agency
• RJD — Reaction Jet Driver
• CCSDS — Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
• RJ/EC — Reaction Jet/Engine Control
• RJD — Reaction Jet Device
• ADC — Aerospace Defense Command
• ELV — Expendable Launch Vehicle
• FD — Flight Director
• COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
• AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
• STS — Space Transportation System
• DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)

• LRR — Launch Readiness Review
• ADS — Astrophysics Data System
• NSO — National Solar Observatory
• SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
• LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
• BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
• SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
• JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
• VFR — Visual Flight Rule
• LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
• AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer  
• PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
• RPL — Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
• EC — Engine Control
• AL — Approach and Landing
• SMS — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
• AFSPC — Air Force Space Command
• ATS — applications technology satellite
• ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
• OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
• DFCS — Digital Flight Control System
• PLS — Personnel Launch System
• ATS — Advanced Technology Satellite
• AMU — Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
• NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
• ISF — Industrial Space Facility
• SN — Space Network
• ISS — International Space Station
• A&P — Attitude and Pointing
• BAE — British Aerospace Systems, LTD
• AFO — Announced Flight Opportunity
• OML — Orbiter Mold Line
• JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
• BAT — Burst Alert Telescope
• SMS — Shuttle Mission Simulator
• A&L — Approach and Landing
• FDO — Flight Dynamics Officer
• COMSP — Commercial Space
• ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
• AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
• ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
• COP — Co-Orbiting Platform
• DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
• FC — Flight Control
• ALS — Automatic Landing System
• NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
• ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
• JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
• PIO — Pilot-Induced Oscillation

• AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
• FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
• AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
• ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
• FAR — Flight Acceptance Review
• OTA — Optical Telescope Assembly
• EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
• BUBES — Bulletin of the University of Besancon Observatory
• NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• STP — Space Test Program
• BNSC — British National Space Centre
• CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
• FCAP — Flight Control Applications Program
• ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
• FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
• AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
• BFCS — Backup Flight Control System
• BFS — Backup Flight System
• LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
• AJ — Astronomical Journal
• NAS — National Airspace System
• AFD — Aft Flight Deck
• COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
• A&A — Astronomy and Astrophysics
• ABM — Apogee Boost Motor
• MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
• ABE — air-based electronics
• ISAS — Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
• SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
• AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
• COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
• AFC — Automatic Flight Control
• AFT — Atmospheric Flight Test
• OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
• AG — Artificial Gravity
• SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
• OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
• RAS — Royal Astronomical Society
• COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
• CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
• BFC — Backup Flight Computer
• VLS — Vertical Launch System
• EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
• AF — Aft Fuselage
• FID — Flight Implementation Directive
• DRS — Data Relay Satellite
• FDL — Flight Director Loop
• CEMDA — Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
• ACS — Attitude Control System
• A&G — Astronomy and Geophysics

• FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
• LDR — Low Data Rate
• SAS — Small Astronomy Satellite
• ADA&A — Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics
• JP — Jet Propellant
• FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
• PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
• DSN — Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
• CHJAA — Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
• ADIL — Astronomy Data Image Library
• ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
• MFF — MDM Flight Forward
• SME — Solar Mesosphere Explorer
• CDM — Cold Dark Matter
• ATG — Aerospace Test Group
• ATO — Abort To Orbit
• RAE — Royal Aerospace Establishment
• SCF — Satellite Control Facility
• ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
• MDR — Medium Data Rate
• JILA — Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
• ABBOO — Abbadia Observatory Observations
• FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
• MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
• LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
• ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
• NASP — National Aerospace Plane
• NSTS — National Space Transportation System
• AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment
• ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
• OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
• ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
• AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
• CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
• DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
• LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
• BBF — Bursty Bulk Flow
• FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
• LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
• AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
• AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
• OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
• OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
• SV — Space Vehicle
• LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
• KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
• SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
• FDS — Flight Dynamics System
• OFP — Operational Flight Profile

• DUNRE — Dunsink Observatory Reprints
• ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
• CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
• ACS — Aft Crew Station
• DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
• MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
• MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
• COCAM — Contributions from the Cambridge Observatory England
• STC — Satellite Test Center
• CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
• AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
• ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
• FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
• LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
• ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
• SRL — Space Radar Laboratory
• LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
• PU — Propellant Utilization
• FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
• PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
• FD — Flight Day
• AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
• FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
• OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
• SSP — Space Shuttle Program
• FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
• ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
• IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
• CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
• EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
• PPARC — Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
• AURA — Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
• ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
• CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
• FED — Flight Events Demonstration
• RTF — Return To Flight
• MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
• COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
• ALS — Advanced Launch System
• AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
• ASI — Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
• AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
• ALT — approach and landing test
• JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
• MLG — Main Landing Gear
• CFA — Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
• L&D — Landing And Deceleration
• FFM — free-flying module
• ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
• FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator

• APJS — Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
• THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
• LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
• AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
• ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
• APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
• PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
• DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
• MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
• SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
• FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
• BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
• FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
• FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
• TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
• ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
• DUNOP — Dunsink Observatory Publications
• ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
• FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
• MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
• CHARA — Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy
• LF — Launch Facility
• FHF — First Horizontal Flight
• ND — NASA Document
• SDS — Satellite Data System
• ST — Space Telescope
• MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
• EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
• CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
• CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
• ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
• DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
• NSSDC — National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• FCI — Flight Crew Integration
• FCF — Functional Check Flight
• SSF — Space Station Freedom
• OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
• ARS — Attitude Reference System
• DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
• MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
• SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
• AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
• SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
• CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
• FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
• SI — Scientific Investigation
• LC — Launch Complex
• BASBR — Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of Brazil
• FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
• JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe

• ASTHE — Astronomical Herald
• FHST — fixed-head star tracker
• CASJ — Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal
• LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
• KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
• ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
• LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
• MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
• SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
• BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
• PLS — Primary Landing Site
• MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
• SOI — Space Object Identification
• ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
• ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
• ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
• ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
• FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
• LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
• VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
• AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
• SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
• ARMOL — Armagh Observatory Leaflet
• MOL — Manned Orbiting Laboratory
• FDM — Flight Data Manager
• AMPS — Atmospheric Magnetospheric Plasma System
• EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
• LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
• ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
• LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
• FC — Flight-Critical
• ADS — Astrophysics Data Service
• FCS — Flight Crew System
• DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
• CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
• ISU — International Space University
• NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
• LOA — Landing Operations Area
• ST — Star Tracker
• ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
• ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
• DF — Development Flight
• AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
• AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
• PLA — Parachute Location Aid
• SOF — Safety Of Flight
• ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
• BTOK — Bulletin of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
• LS — Landing Site
• CPF — Cost Per Flight

• JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
• DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
• JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
• MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
• DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
• AFSC — Air Force Space Command
• CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
• ESDAC — European Space Data Center
• MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
• IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
• LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
• ASA — Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic
• SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
• SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
• SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
• MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
• RTLS — Return To Launch Site
• MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
• DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
• SFT — Simulated Flight Test
• FC — Flight Computer
• DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
• FDS — Flight Design System
• SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
• RR — Rendezvous Radar
• FES — Flight Element Set
• CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
• MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
• FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
• BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
• LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
• ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
• PVT — Preflight Verification Test
• SSE — Space Support Equipment
• SFP — Summary Flight Plan
• FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
• FET — Flight Elapsed Time
• SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
• AFSD — Air Force Space Division
• ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
• ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
• FCI — Flight Control Indicator
• COWRO — Contributions from the Wroclaw Astronomical Observatory
• LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
• IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
• MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
• NPD — NASA Policy Directive
• APM — Ascent Particle Monitor
• CASJQ — Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal Quarter
• MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)

• MFT — Mean Flight Time
• MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
• AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
• LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
• MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
• MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
• LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
• NASM — National Air and Space Museum
• DYERE — Dyer Observatory Reprints
• LM — Lunar Module
• KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
• PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
• FCF — First Captive Flight
• OSS — Office of Space Sciences
• SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
• FCE — Flight Control Equipment
• FE — Flight Experiment
• CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
• FCR — Flight Control Room
• SPVW — Spaceview
• CDT — Connaissance Des Temps
• ELS — Eastern Launch Site
• FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
• ASE — Advanced Space Engine
• POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
• RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
• CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
• NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
• MPS — Materials Processing in Space
• DEACO — Dearborn Observatory Contributions
• DC — Delta Clipper
• SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
• PFC — Performance Flight Certification
• SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
• MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
• ASPP — Atmospheric and Space Plasma Physics
• MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
• CEMEC — Celestial Mechanics
• DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
• EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
• MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
• NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
• FFC — Final Flight Certification
• ANEDI — Annals of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
• AREG — Astronomical Register
• ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
• OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
• EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
• USRA — Universities Space Research Association

• ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
• ADCBU — Astronomical Data Center Bulletin
• FDS — flight dynamics simulator
• NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
• SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
• AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
• NSP — NASA Support Plan
• ACICH — Astronomical Circular
• ACMAN — Astronomical Contributions from the University of Manchester
• COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
• COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
• EEM — Earth Entry Module
• OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
• EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
• POD — Precision Orbit Determination
• ANOLL — Annals of the Private Observatory of Lucien Libert
• PRAES — Progress in Aerospace Sciences
• STC — Space Technology Center
• APJ — Astrophysical Journal
• NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
• SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
• PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
• DSS — Deep Space Station
• ORROE — Occasional Reports of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
• ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
• ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
• MWOAR — Mount Wilson Observatory Annual Report
• ADSPR — Advances in Space Research
• LPS — Launch Processing System
• ADS — Attitude Display System
• MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
• NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
• REM — Rocket Engine Module
• EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
• SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
• STSCI — Space Telescope Science Institute
• MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
• LLP — Launch and Landing Project
• PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
• COKON — Commmunications of the Konkoly Observatory Hungary
• PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
• NASAS — NASA Special Publication
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
• CQGRA — Classical and Quantum Gravity
• IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
• NCOS — National Commission on Space
• FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
• POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
• PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
• SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system

• PFS — Primary Flight System
• CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
• EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
• EES — Ejection Escape Suit
• RALT — Radar Altimeter
• RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
• SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
• PHA — Physics And Astronomy
• ASPRV — Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews
• SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
• ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
• KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
• ESRIN — European Space Research Institute
• OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
• ANMN — Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter
• LCC — Launch Control Complex
• DUROO — Durham Observatory Observations
• ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
• LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
• NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
• CQGRS — Classical and Quantum Gravity Supplement
• PROE — Publications of the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh
• EBCI — Eclipsing Binaries Circulars
• SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
• FCT — flight control team
• LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
• ESOSR — European Southern Observatory Scientific Report
• PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
• ASTL — Astronomy Letters
• FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
• NSI — NASA Science Internet
• AFSCN — Air Force Space Command network
• POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
• LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
• PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
• NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
• RECONS — Research Consortium on Nearby Stars
• PALS — precision approach and landing system
• APH — Astroparticle Physics
• ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
• OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
• AIRCO — Air et Cosmos
• PF — Powered Flight
• EAA — Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• FDF — Flight Data File
• MODS — Military Orbital Development System
• SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
• STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
• NIZRE — Nizamiah Observatory Reprints
• JRASC — Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

• MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
• SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
• EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
• MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
• AREPS — Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• AEXPR — Astronomy Express
• OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
• FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
• ASTD — Advanced Space Technology Division
• RP — Rocket Propellant
• CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
• LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
• LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
• MSSTM — military space system technology model
• PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
• MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
• LASCO — Large Angle Spectrometric Coronograph
• ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
• PPCAS — Publication of the Pomona College Astronomical Society
• AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
• PASAU — Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia
• MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
• BKOAS — Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society
• KPD — KSC Program Directive
• LPD — Landing Point Designator
• AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
• SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
• AMPS — Atmosphere, Magnetosphere & Plasmas in Space
• CTS — communications technology satellite
• POMIC — Publications of Michigan Observatory
• FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
• ORS — Orbital Refueling System
• ESOC — European Space Operations Center
• JASS — Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
• SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
• AACCS — Analytical Approach to Candidate Constellation Selection
• RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
• SPMAR — Space Markets
• SPART — Space Research and Technology
• ANHAR — Annals of Harvard College Observatory
• FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
• AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
• ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
• CRPL — Cosmic Ray Physics Laboratory
• UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
• COLPL — Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
• POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
• ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
• ARISTOTELES — Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
• SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam

• CME — Coronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
• OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
• SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
• SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
• ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
• COVVO — Contributions of the Van Vleck Observatory
• ESOAR — European Southern Observatory Annual Reports
• SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
• SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
• RV — Reentry Vehicle
• MNRAS — Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
• TTA — Time to Apogee
• OVS — Observation of Variable Stars
• LEGRI — Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
• ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
• SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
• SSP — Space Station Program
• SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
• FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
• ANLUN — Annals of the Observatory of Lund
• SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
• DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
• LON — Launch on Need
• BASI — Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India
• OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
• LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
• SPP — Solar Physics Payload
• ALPOJ — Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers Journal
• ANDUD — Annals of the Dudley Observatory
• SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
• OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
• LSR — Launch Site Recovery
• STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
• SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
• CIBAA — Circular of the British Astronomical Association
• MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
• SIMCAT — simulate observations using space catalog
• OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
• COMAP — Comments on Astrophysics
• LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
• COROE — Communications from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh
• PASA — Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
• DUDOR — Dudley Observatory Reports
• PRCO — Publications of the Riverview College Observatory
• MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
• CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
• ESOSP — European Southern Observatory Scientific Preprints
• CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
• SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
• LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office

• PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
• RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
• MELOO — Melbourne Observatory Observations
• E&S — Earth and Space
• SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
• ONRAS — Occasional Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society
• MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
• BAAS — Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
• EVM — Earth-viewing module
• KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
• EXA — Experimental Astronomy
• ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
• RAZEL — Range, Azimuth and Elevation
• LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
• PA — Popular Astronomy
• CES — Conical Earth Sensor
• JAHH — Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
• OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
• FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
• SDS — Space Defense System
• APE — Auroral Photography Experiment
• COBOS — Contributions from the Bosscha Observervatory
• BBXRT — Broadband XRay Telescope
• JBAA — Journal of the British Astronomical Association
• JBAS — Journal of the British Astronomical Society
• IWFNA — Inhibited White Fuming Nitric Acid
• SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
• IQSY — International Quiet Sun Year
• TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
• PLICO — Publications of Lick Observatory
• LCS — Launch Control System
• LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
• ANLOW — Annals of the Lowell Observatory
• MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
• MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
• PMUNO — Publications of the Munich Observatory
• JCAP — Journal of Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics
• MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
• JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
• ISY — International Space Year (1992)
• COSRE — Cosmic Research
• QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
• JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
• IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
• LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
• MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
• EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
• CES — Crew Escape System
• JDSO — Journal of Double Star Observations
• MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network

• PASJ — Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
• VAB — Vertical Assembly Building
• OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
• PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
• WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
• ARCHS — Archaeoastronomy Supplement
• RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
• ANCAP — Annals of the Cape Observatory
• LBLRR — LBL Research Review
• VVORE — Van Vleck Observatory Reprints
• ANDEA — Annales of the Dearborn Observatory
• SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
• JSCM — JSC Manual
• NASO — North American Space Operations
• OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
• PDREO — Publications of the Dresden Observatory
• NLS — National Launch System
• PAAS — Publications of the American Astronomical Society
• AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
• COBRN — Contributions of the Public Observatory and Planetarium in Brno
• RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
• SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
• FCPH — Fundamentals of Cosmic Physics
• SETI — Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
• OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
• MEP — Main Engine Propellant
• KN — KSC Notice
• LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
• PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
• RAPCON — radar approach and control
• PGLO — Publications of the Goethe Link Observatory
• PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
• SBL — Space-Based Laser
• SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
• COARM — Contributions from the Armagh Observatory
• PDA — Propellant Drain Area
• NSD — NASA standard detonator
• OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
• CHA&A — Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics
• COLIC — Contributions of Lick Observatory
• SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
• AUJPA — Australian Journal of Physics Astrophysical Supplement
• SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
• ASSU — Annual Scientific Supplement to Urania
• SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
• IRAJ — Irish Astronomical Journal
• DSSN — Delta Scuti Star Newsletter
• SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
• EM&P — Earth Moon and Planets
• PNAOJ — Publications of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

• LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
• JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
• PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
• KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
• AREP — Astronomy Reports
• KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
• IUEEN — IUE ESA Newsletter
• CIUO — Circular of the Union Observatory Johannesburg
• ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
• ARA&A — Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• NHB — NASA Handbook
• SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
• COSSE — Cosmic Search Summer
• ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
• AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
• EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
• OAP — Odessa Astronomical Publications
• JIMO — Journal of the International Meteor Organization
• PSM — Propellant Storage Module
• SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
• SLS — Secondary Landing Site
• JHAS — Journal for the History of Astronomy Supplement
• PLAST — Planetary Astronomy
• LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
• COSKA — Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso
• JSPT — Journal of Spacecraft Technology
• JAD — Journal of Astronomical Data
• CODDO — Communications from the David Dunlap Observatory
• IRAJS — Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement
• ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
• OV — Orbital Vehicle
• EEXSC — Earth and Extraterrestrial Sciences
• JBRE — Jodrell Bank Reprints
• NRAOR — National Radio Astronomy Observatory Reprints
• SLC — Space Launch Complex
• ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
• ELT — Extremely Large Telescope
• PMANO — Publications of the Manila Observatory
• UPPAN — Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Annals
• L&L — Launch And Landing
• USA — United Space Alliance
• PBEIO — Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
• COASP — Comments on Astrophysics and Space Physics
• ESPI — European Space Policy Institute
• APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
• SPS — Satellite Power System
• LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
• ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
• ISEE — International Sun-Earth Explorer
• MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program

• LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
• JASAC — Japan Astronomical Study Association Circulars
• BCRAO — Bulletin Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
• PVVO — Publications of the Van Vleck Observatory
• VFT — Verification Flight Test
• PDDO — Publications of the David Dunlap Observatory
• NASCOM — NASA Communications System
• CAMRE — Cambridge Observatories Reprints
• MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
• OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
• JKAS — Journal of Korean Astronomical Society
• FAT — Flight Attitude Table
• CRARE — Cracow Observatory Reprints
• IUENN — IUE NASA Newsletter
• SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
• MSF — Manned Space Flight
• LS — Launch Sequence
• NEWAR — New Astronomy Review
• LA — Launch Azimuth
• RSO — Resident Space Object
• EP&S — Earth, Planets and Space
• MELAR — Melbourne Observatory Annual Report
• COSTE — Contributions - University of Arizona Steward Observatory
• MLF — MDM Launch Forward
• NSO — NASA Support Operation
• LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
• STP — Space Technology Payload
• ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
• JPAS — Journal of Practical Applications in Space
• LICOB — Lick Observatory Bulletin
• DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
• PERCO — Perkins Observatory Contributions
• JBAN — Jodrell Bank Annals
• JASV — Journal of the Astronomical Society of Victoria Melbourne
• PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
• PLS — Propellant Loading System
• LSA — launch services agreement
• MT — Mission Trajectory
• RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
• LOC — Launch Operations Complex
• OTD — Orbiter Test Director
• COPER — Contributions of Perkins Observatory
• OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
• OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
• ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
• LRV — launch readiness verification
• PCINO — Publications of the Cincinnati Observatory
• CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
• WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
• SFCS — Survival Flight Control System

• SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
• NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
• PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
• LRSP — Living Reviews in Solar Physics
• TOKRE — Tokyo Astronomical Observatory Reprints
• OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
• SA — Selective Availability (on GPS transmissions)
• RGOO — Royal Greenwich Observatory Observations
• OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
• MLP — mobile launch platform
• PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
• ARKOD — Annual Report of the Kodaikanal Observatory
• TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
• WRORE — Wroclaw Astronomical Observatory Reprints
• SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
• TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
• JHA — Journal for the History of Astronomy
• EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
• PSPRO — Publications of the Sproul Observatory
• CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
• JAPA — Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
• UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
• SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
• OEJV — Open European Journal on Variable Stars
• SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
• STO — Solar Terrestrial Observatory
• SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
• ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
• RNAOJ — Report of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
• NCC — NASA Communications Control
• IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
• SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
• OF — Orbital Flight
• SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
• ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
• SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
• NCC — NASA class code
• SPED — Space Education
• EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
• A&AS — Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
• STERE — Steward Observatory Reprints
• SERAJ — Serbian Astronomical Journal
• PCARS — Publication of COMU Astrophysics Research Center
• POMIN — Publications of the Astronomical Observatory University of Minnesota
• IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
• STF — Satellite Test Facility
• SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
• TTP — Time to Perigee
• SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
• RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator

• SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
• TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
• SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
• EGRET — Energetic Gamma Ray Explorer Telescope
• COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
• ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
• SDSS — Sloan Digital Sky Survey
• NEP — Nuclear Electric Propulsion
• OPM — Outer Planet Mission
• SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
• ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
• MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
• OSS — Orbiting Space Station
• OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
• PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
• SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
• PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
• AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
• TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
• DOAMS — distant-object attitude-measuring system
• SYDOP — Sydney Observatory Papers
• NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
• TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
• CNSA — China National Space Administration
• RAE — Radio Astronomy Explorer
• ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
• ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
• SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
• CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
• LPD — Launch Procedure Document
• SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
• NPN — NASA Part Number
• PU — Propellant Unit
• EVA — Extravehicular Activity
• VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
• SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
• OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
• CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
• LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
• ANSAO — Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution
• LAWOB — Laws Observatory Bulletin
• LRO — Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
• USNOC — United States Naval Observatory Circulars
• DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
• SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
• OFT — Orbital Flight Test
• SV — Shuttle Vehicle
• ESPC — European Space Power Conference
• EFP — ESA Furnished Property
• SPA — Space Processing Application

• OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
• STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
• NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
• OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
• UPPOR — Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Reports
• SPRRE — Sproul Observatory Reprints
• LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
• SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
• OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
• STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
• SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
• STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
• LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
• SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
• SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
• NS — Nuclear Shuttle
• MMKMO — Memoirs Of The Kakioka Magnetic Observatory
• RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
• FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
• SSDF — Space Science Development Facility
• SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
• SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
• SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
• NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
• SOLSTICE — Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
• OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
• PVASO — Publications of the Vassar College Observatory
• SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
• SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
• DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
• PWASO — Publications of the Washburn Observatory
• MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
• SB — Space Base
• PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
• SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
• SPFL — Spaceflight
• LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
• LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
• LC — Launch Countdown
• OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
• OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
• TOKAB — Tokyo Astronomical Bulletin
• PYUNO — Publications of the Yunnan Observatory
• SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
• VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
• S&T — Sky & Telescope
• EFCS — Earth-fixed coordinate system
• SHA — Sidereal Hour Angle
• STSKY — Star Sky
• ROAN — Royal Observatory Annals

• LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
• ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
• MEM — Mars Excursion Module
• SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
• SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
• OMR — Orbiter Management Review
• TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
• LES — Launch Equipment Shop
• ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
• MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
• SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
• SUSIM — Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
• SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
• LWD — Launch Window Display
• STS — Shuttle Test Station
• MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
• TNO — Trans-Neptunian Object
• ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
• SOPH — Solar Physics
• ANTOK — Annals of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
• AAOPR — Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Preprint
• OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
• PYERO — Publications of the Yerkes Observatory
• JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
• JBIS — Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
• SABIR — space-based interceptor
• LAPSS — Large-Area Pulse Solar Simulator
• SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
• RVGSP — Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics
• ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
• SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
• MPS — Material Processing Satellite
• WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
• SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
• EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
• OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
• WILOO — Williamstown Observatory Observations
• SDM — Shuttle Data Management
• MITTS — Mobile Igor Tracking Telescope System
• OPO — Orbiter Project Office
• SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
• AVSOM — American Association of Variable Stars Observers Monographs
• LAMMR — large-antenna multichannel microwave radiometer
• ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
• PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
• OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
• OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
• SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
• LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
• DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex

• SID — Shuttle Integration Device
• SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
• SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
• COPUOS — Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN)
• EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
• STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
• ISBRV — International Space Business Review
• OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
• CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
• SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
• SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
• STP — Solar-Terrestrial Physics
• OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
• NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
• COPRE — Copenhagen University Observatory Reprints
• QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
• ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
• SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
• NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
• WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
• LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
• SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
• OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
• TECRV — Technology Review
• APINV — Astrophysical Investigations
• SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
• OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
• SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
• SFO — Space Flight Operations
• OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
• OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
• SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
• NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
• ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
• PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
• STMAP — Studies in Mathematical Physics
• ATEL — Astronomer's Telegram
• PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
• SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
• SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
• LAIRT — Large-Aperture Infrared Telescope
• SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
• OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
• RGOB — Royal Greenwich Observatory Bulletin
• SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
• SO — Space Operations
• SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
• MPLM — Mini-Pressurized Logistics Module
• NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
• OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook

• SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
• KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
• LS/ST — Light Shield/Star Tracker
• SEF — Space Environmental Facility
• SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
• OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
• OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
• OMS — orbital maneuvering system
• RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
• SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
• NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
• SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
• PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
• PBOSO — Publications of the Bosscha Observatory Lembang
• OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
• OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
• SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
• LOA — Launch Operations Area
• SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
• SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
• SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
• OOS — on-orbit station
• PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
• OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
• SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
• SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
• SPPOL — Space Policy
• SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
• SM — Standard Model
• ADSAC — Advanced Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology
• SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
• SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
• SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
• OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
• SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
• SSGSR — Springer Verlag Springer Series on Group Geophysics Space Research
• RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
• OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
• OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
• SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
• KODOB — Kodaikanal Observatory Bulletins
• BAVSO — Bulletin of the American Association of Variable Stars Observers
• SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
• SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
• PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
• SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
• SPD — Solar Physics Division
• SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
• SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
• OME — Orbiter Main Engine

• SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
• OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
• CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
• USNOR — United States Naval Observatory Reports
• SPWD — Space World
• OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
• NPS — NASA Planning Studies
• PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
• SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
• SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
• EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
• SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
• COWAT — Contributions of the University of Waterloo Observatory
• SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
• SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
• SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
• SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
• NTD — NASA test director
• SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
• SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
• NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
• STL — Space Technology Laboratories
• MMASI — Memoirs of the Astronomical Society of India
• SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
• SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
• STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
• SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
• SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
• SSA — Space Suit Assembly
• SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
• OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
• NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
• LA — Launch Area
• SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
• SIRTF — Space Infrared Telescope Facility
• SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
• JRASN — Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
• UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
• AAONW — Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Newsletter
• SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
• SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
• SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
• SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
• SDV — Shuttle-Derived Vehicle
• MIMPE — Modern Instrumentation and Measurements in Physics and Engineering
• OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
• TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
• RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
• SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
• SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building

• SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
• SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
• SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
• OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
• SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
• SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
• SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
• LS — Launch Site
• SS — Space Segment
• SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
• PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
• NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
• PLR — Planetary Report
• ESAST — European Space Agency Scientific Technical Review
• SSIS — Space Station Information System
• AVSOQ — American Association of Variable Stars Observers Quarterly Reports
• STATS — star tracker alignment test set
• SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
• SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
• PKAS — Publication of the Korean Astronomical Society
• SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
• SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
• MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
• OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
• DDORE — David Dunlap Observatory Richmond Hill Reprints
• KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
• AASPP — Astrononomy and Astrophysics Series
• AVSOA — American Association of Variable Stars Observers Abstracts
• MO — Manned Orbiter
• THAST — Theoretical Astrophysics
• SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
• SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
• SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
• SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
• PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
• PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
• SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
• SEM — space environment monitoring
• ASSA — Astronomical Society of South Africa
• PAB — Publications of The Astrophysics Branch Ottawa
• SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
• STP — Space Test Payload
• SSDS — Space Station Data System
• SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
• STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
• DDA — Division of Dynamical Astronomy
• SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
• SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
• CEV — Crew Exploration Vehicle
• SCS — Spacecraft Control System

• EP — Elbow Pitch
• TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
• NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
• SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
• SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
• SSST — Space Station System Trainer
• PBRN — Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Borneo
• SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
• ST — Spacelab Technology
• SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
• POVRO — Publications of the Owens Valley Observatory
• SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
• SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
• NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
• SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
• SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
• SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
• STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
• SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
• SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
• OI — Orbiter Insertion
• NPC — NASA publication control
• SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
• CREAM — Cosmic Ray Effects and Activation Monitor
• SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
• SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
• CEAB — Central European Astrophysical Bulletin
• SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
• SSCC — Space Station Control Center
• LVS — Launch Vehicle System
• SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
• MMRAS — Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
• SBS — Skylab Boost System
• SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
• SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
• MMBAA — Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association
• SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
• FEE — French Echocardiograph Experiment
• ASTRA — Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions
• ADASS — Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems
• SIS — Shuttle Information System
• PVSS — Publications of Variable Star Section
• SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
• ANSHO — Shanghai Observatory Annals
• STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
• SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
• SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
• DSNPR — Deep Space Network Progress Report
• SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
• PFAO — Publications of the Flower Astronomical Observatory

• LNSP — Lecture Notes and Supplements in Physics
• SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
• PDAO — Publications of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
• SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
• CAPMI — Royal Observatory Cape Mimeogram
• MMAAR — Maria Mitchell Association Annual Report
• SPIE — Shuttle Plume Impingement Experiment
• SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
• SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
• SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
• SS — Shuttle System
• PCOOO — Publications of the Cook Observatory
• SVPCS — Springer Verlag Springer Series on Physics Chemistry Space
• EGRET — Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope
• PDO — Publications of the Dominion Observatory Ottawa
• SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
• ESOB — European Southern Observatory Bulletin
• MTSRE — Mount Stromlo Observatory Reprints
• POHEL — Publications of the Astronomical Observatory Helsinki
• AEDRV — Astronomy Education Review
• PLAWO — Publications of Laws Observatory
• ANLL — Annals of the Observatory of Lucien Libert
• CORAD — Communications from the Radcliffe Observatory Pretoria South Africa
• CRISTA — Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere
• CAROB — Carter Observatory Wellington New Zealand Astronomical Bulletins
• ISTS — Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science
• SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
• BANS — Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands, Supplement Series
• SSCB — Space Station Control Board
• AP&SS — Astrophysics and Space Science
• ACCESS — Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure
• SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
• APL&C — Astrophysical Letters Communications
• IPNPR — Interplanetary Network Progress Report
• PDAUC — Publications of the Department of Astronomy University of Chile
• ARBEI — Astrophysics Reports Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
• PPMTO — Publications of the Purple Mountain Observatory
• MAGIC — Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope
• PRAST — Practical Astronomy
• PMCCO — Publications of the Leander McCormick Observatory
• SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
• PASPS — Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Supplement
• PAIB — Publications of the Astronomy Institute of Bonn
• CCA — Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics
• SD — Space Divisionsion
• SMM — Solar Maximum Mission
• JSPRO — Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
• LEND — Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector
• LST — Large Space Telescope
• AVSOR — American Association of Variable Stars Observers Reports

• AEAM — Aerospace America
• SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
• ALMA — Atacama Large Millimeter Array
• EPD — Energetic Particles Detector
• SSP — Subsolar Point
• APSSS — Astrophysics and Space Science Supplement
• SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
• MTWRE — Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Reprints
• PAICZ — Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
• KODRE — Kodaikanal Observatory Reprints
• LEH — Launch/Entry Helmet
• IRBS — Infrared Background Sensor
• COLON — Communications of the University of London Observatory
• LAMP — Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project
• ANBOS — Annals of the Bosscha Observatory Lembang
• PGOOO — Publications of the Goodsell Observatory
• APL — Astrophysical Letters
• UIT — Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
• KARI — Korea Aerospace Research Institute
• LE — Launch Escape
• COOXF — Communications from the University Observatory Oxford
• PISTO — Publications of the Istanbul Observatory
• CAS — Cambridge Astrophysics Series
• LACE — Low-Power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment
• IRA — Infrared Astronomy
• CANEX — Canadian experiment
• PKIRO — Publications of the Kirkwood Observatory of Indiana University
• MEERE — Kenneth Mees Observatory Reprints
• MNSSA — Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa
• RICAP — Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics
• NSC — Navigational Star Catalog
• CSVS — Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars
• BAN — Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands
• CARRE — Carter Observatory Wellington New Zealand Reprints
• ANCGH — Annals of Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
• BALTA — Baltic Astronomy
• NOBLS — New Outer Blanket Layers
• TGS — Telemetry Ground System
• MTSOM — Mount Stromlo Observatory Mimeographs
• PF&CO — Publications of the Flower and Cook Astronomical Observatory
• SAOCO — Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - Contributions to Astrophysics
• VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
• TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
• AMR — Antarctic Meteorite Research
• COAST — Communications in Asteroseismology
• TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
• COPRI — Contributions from the Princeton University Observatory
• AECH — Aerospace China
• COMTR — COMSAT Technical Review
• LOWOB — Lowell Observatory Bulletin

• FARE — Fluid Acquisition and Resupply Equipment
• SP — Solar Physics
• TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight
• ULV — Unmanned Launch Vehicle
• LORL — Large Orbital Research Laboratory
• PASK — Publications of the Academy of Science Kasakstan
• MPSE — Morelos Payload Specialist Experiments
• PDAA — Publications of the Department of Astronomy, Austin, Texas
• SPRL — Space Physics Research Laboratory
• MDRS — Mars Desert Research Station
• OXFOO — Oxford University Observatory Observations
• PCS — Physics and Chemistry in Space
• ASTQ — Astronomy Quarterly
• SLAP — Space Link Access Protocol
• MICRE — University of Michigan Observatory Reprints
• NSAU — National Space Agency of Ukraine
• SOUST — Southern Skies
• ARTSA — Artificial Satellites
• UNSC — United Nations Space Command
• MTWAR — Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Annual Report
• NEAF — North East Astronomy Forum
• TFI — Time from Ignition
• NSL — Northrop Space Laboratory
• SMAB — Solid Motor Assembly Building
• NSSCC — NORAD Space Surveillance Computation Center
• TR/SBS — Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System
• SCSP — Science and Culture Series Physics
• ISA — Iranian Space Agency
• SIA — Solar Inertial Attitude
• UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
• NSIF — Near-Space Instrumentation Facility
• TAUVEX — Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer
• STERJ — Solar, Terrestrial and Environmental Research Japan
• SWAS — Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
• VSSSC — Variable Star Section Special Circulars
• VRM — Venus Radar Mapper
• VSSCI — Variable Star Section Circulars
• VSSRE — Variable Star Section Reprints
• RNP — Rotation, Nutation and Precession
• SERF — Space Environment Research Facility
• TKSC — Tsukuba Space Center
• TDS — Technology Demonstration Satellite
• USASDG — United States Army Space Defense Group
• TGSE — Telemetry Ground Support Equipment
• SRS — Stellar Radiation Sensor
• SPWEA — Space Weather
• TMG — Thermal Meteoroid Garment
• VTF — Vertical Test Flight
• SUVSR — Scandinavian Union of Amateur Astronomers Variable Star Section
• TOI — Transfer Orbit Insertion

• TIG — time of ignition
• SCSA — Science and Culture Series Astrophysics
• TOYAL — Transactions of the Astronomical Observatory of Yale University
• VGRF — Variable-Gravity Research Facility
• STSS — Space Tracking and Surveillance System
• WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Range
• ROLUN — Reports of the Lund Observatory
• TIUCS — Transactions of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research
• USASATCOMA — United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
• ULAS — Union List of Astronomy Serials
• SPT — South Pole Telescope
• SHAD — Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion
• SSMTF — Space Station Man-Systems Training Facility
• SW — Solar Wing
• VILCO — Villanova University Observatory Contributions
• WOMBAT — Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team
• PUSNO — Publications of the US Naval Observatory
• RVMA — Reviews in Modern Astronomy
• SATCO — Satellite Communications
• WIRE — Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
• THEL — Tactical High Energy Laser
• SSRV — Space Science Reviews
• SGEMP — Space-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse
• SNSB — Swedish National Space Board
• TFS — Telemetry Format Selection
• RABF — Radio Astronomy Bandstop Filter
• TECU — Technology and Culture
• TP — Time to Perigee
• VSTAG — Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
• PUAMS — Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Amsterdam
• WUPPE — Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment
• VSOLB — Variable Star Observers League in Japan - Bulletin
• UOSAT — Universityrsity of Surrey Satellite
• TUASB — Tokyo University Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science Bulletin
• TUASR — Tokyo University Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science Report
• VISTAR — visible space tracking and reconnaissance
• SECOR — Sequential Collation of Range
• SSPRV — Space and Solar Power Review
• SSP — Surface Science Packages
• SWAN — Solar Wind ANisotropy
• PW&SO — Publications of the Warner Swasey Observatory
• SVPHA — Soviet Physics Astronomy
• UNPSA — United Nations Programme on Space Applications
• SOSYR — Solar System Research
• SHAD — Stellar Horizon Attitude Determination
• VLPS — Vandenberg Launch Processing System
• VPC — Vapor Phase Compression
• RTG — Radioisotope Thermal Generation
• SHAR — Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Refraction
• TR — Teleoperator Retrieval

• SVAL — Soviet Astronomy Letters
• USOC — Unified System Orbit Computation
• TR — time to retrofire
• PWHHO — Publications of West Hendon House Observatory, Sunderland
• SCOA — Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics
• UCLAP — University of California Los Angeles - Astronomical Papers
• SVA — Soviet Astronomy
• SSI — Space Science Instrumentation
• WINAR — Windsor Observatory Annual Report
• TFL — Time from Launch
• SEVA — Skylab Extravehicular Visor Assembly

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