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MADOO
— Madras Observatory Astronomical Observations
DRSS
— Data Relay Satellite System
A&AT
— Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions
RSSPO
— Resident Space Shuttle Project Officer
OASCB
— Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
A&ARV
— Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
E&PSL
— Earth and Planetary Science Letters
ROM
— Rough Order of Magnitude
P&SS
— Planetary and Space Science
JAAVSO
— Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
MLS
— Microwave Landing 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
RJC
— Reaction Jet Control
AHRS
— Attitude Heading Reference System
XEUS
— X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
DAOAR
— Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Annual Report
JASEG
— Journal of the Astronomical Society of Egypt
CDR
— Critical Design Review
JAPAS
— Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy Supplement
TACSATCOM
— Tactical Satellite Communications
WASOA
— Washburn Observatory Astrophysics
SAAOC
— South African Astronomical Observatory Circular
OFP
— Operational Flight Program
PALLO
— Publications of the Allegheny Observatory of the University of Pittsburgh
BAICZ
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia
F&CRE
— Flower and Cook Observatory Reprints
PABEI
— Progress in Astronomy
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
UFO
— Unidentified Flying Object
CSA
— Canadian Space Agency
OBIGGS
— Onboard Inert Gas Generating System
ESA
— European Space Agency
RJDF
— Reaction Jet Driver Forward
RJDA
— Reaction Jet Driver Aft
RJD
— Reaction Jet Driver
CCSDS
— Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
RJ/EC
— Reaction Jet/Engine Control
RJD
— Reaction Jet Device
ADC
— Aerospace Defense Command
COSPAR
— Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
ELV
— Expendable Launch Vehicle
FD
— Flight Director
AFCS
— Automatic Flight Control System
STS
— Space Transportation System
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
NSO
— National Solar Observatory
LRR
— Launch Readiness Review
ADS
— Astrophysics Data System
JAXA
— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
SISEX
— Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
BAC
— Boeing Aerospace Company
SIR
— Shuttle Imaging Radar
LES
— Launch Escape Subsystem
ASAP
— Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
VFR
— Visual Flight Rule
ATS
— applications technology satellite
PHP
— Planetary Horizontal Platform
AL
— Approach and Landing
AFSPC
— Air Force Space Command
RPL
— Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
EC
— Engine Control
ISRO
— Indian Space Research Organisation
SMS
— Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
OSO
— Orbiting Solar Observatory
DFCS
— Digital Flight Control System
ATS
— Advanced Technology Satellite
PLS
— Personnel Launch System
ISS
— International Space Station
NEMS
— NASA Equipment Management System
AMU
— Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
BUBES
— Bulletin of the University of Besancon Observatory
OML
— Orbiter Mold Line
A&P
— Attitude and Pointing
ISF
— Industrial Space Facility
NASDA
— National Space Development Agency of Japan
AFSCN
— Air Force Satellite Control Network
SN
— Space Network
COMSP
— Commercial Space
BAT
— Burst Alert Telescope
BAE
— British Aerospace Systems, LTD
ACE
— Attitude Control Electronics
JPL
— Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
A&L
— Approach and Landing
AFO
— Announced Flight Opportunity
BNSC
— British National Space Centre
EDO
— Extended Duration Orbiter
ADL
— Avionics Development Laboratory
SMS
— Shuttle Mission Simulator
ISO
— Infrared Space Observatory
ACPM
— Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
AOCS
— Attitude and Orbit Control System
DAMA
— Demand Assigned Multiple Access
FDO
— Flight Dynamics Officer
AEDY
— Aerospace Dynamics
ALS
— Automatic Landing System
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
JSC
— Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
COP
— Co-Orbiting Platform
FC
— Flight Control
AFSAT
— Air Force Satellite
FCS
— Flight Control System (Subsystem)
PIO
— Pilot-Induced Oscillation
NESDIS
— National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
ARA
— Attitude Reference Assembly
ISAS
— Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
FAR
— Flight Acceptance Review
ABM
— Apogee Boost Motor
STP
— Space Test Program
AFT
— Atmospheric Flight Test
FCAP
— Flight Control Applications Program
RAS
— Royal Astronomical Society
OTA
— Optical Telescope Assembly
AFC
— Automatic Flight Control
CHSAJ
— Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
FCDB
— Flight Control Data Bus
AJ
— Astronomical Journal
AFD
— Aft Flight Deck
SLSA
— Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
AAFE
— Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
ABE
— air-based electronics
BFS
— Backup Flight System
A&A
— Astronomy and Astrophysics
BFCS
— Backup Flight Control System
LOR
— Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
COBE
— Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
NAS
— National Airspace System
MSFC
— Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
OMDP
— Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
OMEWG
— Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
COFR
— Certificate of Flight Readiness
AG
— Artificial Gravity
CSTC
— Consolidated Space Test Center
SFACI
— Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
ACS
— Attitude Control System
VLS
— Vertical Launch System
ESTEC
— European Space Research and Technology Centre
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
JILA
— Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
FID
— Flight Implementation Directive
AF
— Aft Fuselage
BBF
— Bursty Bulk Flow
EOS
— Earth Observation Satellite
FCTB
— Flight Crew Training Building
BFC
— Backup Flight Computer
FDL
— Flight Director Loop
CHJAA
— Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
FCOS
— Flight Control Operational Software
CEMDA
— Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
SCF
— Satellite Control Facility
RAE
— Royal Aerospace Establishment
LDR
— Low Data Rate
ADA&A
— Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics
PBV
— Post-Boost Vehicle
A&G
— Astronomy and Geophysics
DSN
— Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
SAS
— Small Astronomy Satellite
AFDO
— Aft Flight Deck Operator
ADIL
— Astronomy Data Image Library
ATG
— Aerospace Test Group
JP
— Jet Propellant
SME
— Solar Mesosphere Explorer
CDM
— Cold Dark Matter
ERBS
— Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
ATO
— Abort To Orbit
COCAM
— Contributions from the Cambridge Observatory England
ASTHE
— Astronomical Herald
MFF
— MDM Flight Forward
ABBOO
— Abbadia Observatory Observations
MDR
— Medium Data Rate
ALEXIS
— Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
MAN
— Microwave Aerospace Navigation
LOI
— Lunar Orbit Insertion
FAO
— FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
AFSCF
— Air Force Satellite Control Facility
NSTS
— National Space Transportation System
ESMC
— Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
AURA
— Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
AFDE
— Aft Flight Deck Equipment
OMV
— Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
NASP
— National Aerospace Plane
LARC
— Langley Research Center (NASA)
AAIR
— Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
ERS
— Environmental Research Satellite
CTS
— Canadian Technology Satellite
OMCF
— Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
FCOS
— Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
PPARC
— Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
OMRF
— Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
AFRPL
— Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
DFRC
— Dryden Flight Research Center
ASI
— Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
DORIS
— Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
MERSAT
— Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
CFP
— Conceptual Flight Profile
CFA
— Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
LCC
— Launch Commit Criteria
LES
— Lincoln Experimental Satellite
ACS
— Aft Crew Station
DUNRE
— Dunsink Observatory Reprints
SV
— Space Vehicle
MFA
— Manned Flight Awareness
KSCAP
— Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
LVS
— Launch Vehicle Simulator
ESAJ
— European Space Agency Journal
AFSTC
— Air Force Space Technology Center
SCA
— Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
ERTS
— Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
CHJSS
— Chinese Journal of Space Science
OFP
— Operational Flight Profile
FDAI
— Flight Director Attitude Indicator
OMA
— Orbiter Maintenance Area
FDS
— Flight Dynamics System
CHARA
— Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy
ADEOS
— ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
ANOLL
— Annals of the Private Observatory of Lucien Libert
FCOD
— Flight Crew Operations Directorate
LPLWS
— Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
PDP
— Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
EADI
— Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
AACS
— Attitude and Antenna Control System
STC
— Satellite Test Center
AMSR
— Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
FCTS
— Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
PU
— Propellant Utilization
CHSST
— Chinese Space Science Technology
ALTR
— Approach and Landing Test Requirement
ENVISAT
— European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
NSSDC
— National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
RTF
— Return To Flight
SSP
— Space Shuttle Program
FCEF
— Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
SRL
— Space Radar Laboratory
CLS
— Contingency Landing Site(s)
COFW
— Certificate of Flight Worthiness
ALT
— approach and landing test
IP
— Instituteuctor Pilot
MOSPO
— Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
FED
— Flight Events Demonstration
FD
— Flight Day
AMEC
— Aft Master Events Controller
ALS
— Advanced Launch System
ACPS
— Attitude Control Propulsion System
ROSAT
— Roentgen Satellite
APJS
— Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
APCA
— Aft Power Controller Assembly
MLW
— Maximum Landing Weight
JSAR
— Journal of Space Astronomy Research
LAGEOS
— Laser Geodynamic Satellite
MLG
— Main Landing Gear
ARS
— Attitude Reference System
AIL
— Avionics Integration Laboratories
FEWG
— Flight Evaluation Working Group
SMPTRB
— Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
FDRI
— Flight Director Rate Indicator
FFM
— free-flying module
L&D
— Landing And Deceleration
PRB
— Parachute Refurbishment Building
DOMSAT
— Domestic Satellite
FCSM
— Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
ASTRA
— Advanced Star Tracker
FCIM
— Flight Control Interface Module
BTOK
— Bulletin of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
BMS
— Background Measurement Satellite
FEDP
— Facility and Equipment Design Plan
LF
— Launch Facility
ADS
— Astrophysics Data Service
ERSIR
— Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
EUVE
— Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
MLV
— Medium Launch Vehicle
DUNOP
— Dunsink Observatory Publications
FCF
— Functional Check Flight
SRM
— Solid Rocket Motor
THEMIS
— Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
ST
— Space Telescope
FHF
— First Horizontal Flight
CHIPS
— Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
FHST
— fixed-head star tracker
OSCRS
— orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
MMS
— Multimission Modular Spacecraft
DSCS
— U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
ND
— NASA Document
VHAA
— Very High Altitude Abort
SSV
— Space Shuttle Vehicle
SSF
— Space Station Freedom
CORSA
— Cosmic Radiation Satellite
AGCU
— Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
SDS
— Satellite Data System
ESRO
— European Space Research Organisation
AMPS
— Atmospheric Magnetospheric Plasma System
DFRF
— Dryden Flight Research Facility
TOS
— Transfer Orbit Stage
CRRES
— Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
BAC
— Booster Assembly Contractor
ASA
— Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic
SSMB
— Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
SESL
— Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
LDIU
— Launch Data Interface Unit
SI
— Scientific Investigation
FCI
— Flight Crew Integration
KSC
— John F. Kennedy Space Center
FCIP
— Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
MSCTN
— Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
CASJ
— Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal
ANS
— Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
LC
— Launch Complex
BASBR
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of Brazil
LCC
— Launch Control Center (KSC)
MOL
— Manned Orbiting Laboratory
MIPS
— Merritt Island Press Site
ISU
— International Space University
JOP
— Jupiter Orbiter Probe
ARMOL
— Armagh Observatory Leaflet
ASRM
— Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
LOWG
— Landing Operations Working Group
AGAA
— Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
LSSL
— Life Sciences Space Laboratory
FCT
— Flight Crew Trainer
ERS
— Earth Resources Satellite
FDS
— Flight Design and Scheduling
SOI
— Space Object Identification
MCT
— Maximum Climb Thrust
EPOC
— External Payload Operations Center
ASTER
— Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
DFS
— Dynamic Flight Simulator
ASCP
— Attitude Set Control Panel
ACA
— Attitude Controller Assembly
PLS
— Primary Landing Site
ASCA
— Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
CCRS
— Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
ELV
— Earth Launch Vehicle
LOA
— Landing Operations Area
PLA
— Parachute Location Aid
SOF
— Safety Of Flight
AVNIR
— advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
AMLS
— Advanced Manned Launch System
NSI
— NASA Standard Initiator
SFT
— Simulated Flight Test
FDM
— Flight Data Manager
SDHS
— Satellite Data Handling System
AFAL
— Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
LACB
— Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
ST
— Star Tracker
DMSS
— Defense Meteorological Satellite System
DEACO
— Dearborn Observatory Contributions
FCS
— Flight Crew System
MLGS
— Microwave Landing Guidance System
JANSC
— Journal of Astronautical Sciences
ERS
— Entry and Recovery Simulation
FC
— Flight-Critical
AFSC
— Air Force Space Command
JAS
— Journal of Aerospace Science
ESDAC
— European Space Data Center
IUS
— Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
DF
— Development Flight
MTPE
— Mission To Planet Earth
SUMS
— Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
CSOC
— Consolidated Space Operations Center
LMSS
— Lunar Mapping and Survey System
MAEP
— Minimum Autoland Entry Point
DCP
— D-alanyl carrier protein
FCHL
— Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
RTLS
— Return To Launch Site
CAPS
— Common Attitude Pointing System
ASSESS
— Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
DSIS
— Defense Satellite Information System
SAREX
— Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
BMAG
— Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
ASRM
— Abort Solid Rocket Motor
LS
— Landing Site
FDS
— Flight Design System
SLV
— Space Launch Vehicle
MISSP
— Missiles Spacecraft
NPD
— NASA Policy Directive
DYERE
— Dyer Observatory Reprints
CPF
— Cost Per Flight
USRA
— Universities Space Research Association
AFSD
— Air Force Space Division
IUE
— International Ultraviolet Explorer
LFV
— Lunar Flying Vehicle
DOI
— Descent Orbit Insertion
FC
— Flight Computer
MUA
— Maximum Usable Altitude
RR
— Rendezvous Radar
FES
— Flight Element Set
APM
— Ascent Particle Monitor
PVT
— Preflight Verification Test
SSE
— Space Support Equipment
MLRS
— Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
CASJQ
— Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal Quarter
COWRO
— Contributions from the Wroclaw Astronomical Observatory
SFP
— Summary Flight Plan
FE
— Flight Experiment
RAI
— Radar Altimeter Indicator
CDT
— Connaissance Des Temps
STSCI
— Space Telescope Science Institute
LM
— Lunar Module
FCP
— Flight Correction Proposal
MEM
— Meteoroid Exposure Module
LAIU
— Launch Abort Interface Unit
FET
— Flight Elapsed Time
SPACE
— Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
MMU
— Manned Maneuvering Unit
MSVP
— Master Shuttle Verification Plan
ELS
— Eastern Launch Site
SPAS
— Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
ASE
— Advanced Space Engine
ASPP
— Atmospheric and Space Plasma Physics
FCI
— Flight Control Indicator
LME
— Launch Monitor Equipment
DWS
— Disaster Warning Satellite
POE
— Pilot Operational Equipment
ACDS
— Attitude Control & Determination System
MFR
— Maximum Flight Rate
LAGS
— Launch Abort Guide Simulation
SPVW
— Spaceview
KAPL
— KSC Approved Parts List
NGT
— NASA Ground Terminal
CLS
— Collecte Localisation Satellites
NASM
— National Air and Space Museum
MFT
— Mean Flight Time
OSS
— Office of Space Sciences
CLSO
— Contingency Landing Support Officer
MPS
— Materials Processing in Space
APJ
— Astrophysical Journal
PSS
— Propellant Supply Subsystem
DC
— Delta Clipper
SML
— Spacecraft Markup Language
NFS
— NASA FAR Supplement
AIRCO
— Air et Cosmos
ASI
— Augmented Spark Igniter
EEU
— Extravehicular Excursion Unit
ANEDI
— Annals of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
RV
— Reentry Vehicle
ASCS
— Attitude Stabilization and Control System
PHA
— Physics And Astronomy
FCE
— Flight Control Equipment
NASAL
— NASA Circular Letter
FCF
— First Captive Flight
PUCS
— Propellant Utilization Control System
BESS
— Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
FCR
— Flight Control Room
RECONS
— Research Consortium on Nearby Stars
FCE
— Flight Crew Equipment
MFTAD
— Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
AREG
— Astronomical Register
OSCAR
— Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
ADCBU
— Astronomical Data Center Bulletin
CEMEC
— Celestial Mechanics
EOAST
— Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
ACICH
— Astronomical Circular
COMAS
— Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
PFC
— Performance Flight Certification
COSTAR
— Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
EOI
— Earth Orbit Insertion
SOCC
— Satellite Operations Control Center
NSP
— NASA Support Plan
MS/MS
— Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
ALSA
— astronaut life support assembly
ORROE
— Occasional Reports of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
EEM
— Earth Entry Module
PRAES
— Progress in Aerospace Sciences
MWOAR
— Mount Wilson Observatory Annual Report
MOF
— Manned Orbital Flight
AVCS
— Attitude and Velocity Control System
ADS
— Attitude Display System
ASTL
— Astronomy Letters
OME
— Orbital Maneuvering Engine
ADSPR
— Advances in Space Research
SNAP
— Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
FFC
— Final Flight Certification
NASAR
— NASA Reference Publication
DSS
— Deep Space Station
ANMN
— Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter
MAGSAT
— Magnetometer Satellite
CQGRA
— Classical and Quantum Gravity
ALOS
— Advanced Land Observing Satellite
FDS
— flight dynamics simulator
LPS
— Launch Processing System
POD
— Precision Orbit Determination
PHASP
— Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
COKON
— Commmunications of the Konkoly Observatory Hungary
EUTELSAT
— European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
ACMAN
— Astronomical Contributions from the University of Manchester
SSD
— Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
POGO
— Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
SMG
— Space Flight Meteorology Group
MFPE
— Mission from Planet Earth
NASAS
— NASA Special Publication
BESS
— Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
NOSS
— National Oceanic Satellite System
CQGRS
— Classical and Quantum Gravity Supplement
CAS
— Cooperative Application Satellite
DUROO
— Durham Observatory Observations
EGNOS
— European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
SSO
— Space Shuttle Orbiter
REM
— Rocket Engine Module
NCOS
— National Commission on Space
IPACS
— integrated power and attitude control system
STC
— Space Technology Center
OSSA
— Office of Space Sciences and Applications
ISCCP
— International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
PFS
— Primary Flight System
LLP
— Launch and Landing Project
EES
— Ejection Escape Suit
ESRIN
— European Space Research Institute
PFCS
— Primary Flight Control System
ASPRV
— Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews
RALT
— Radar Altimeter
LASCO
— Large Angle Spectrometric Coronograph
AFSCN
— Air Force Space Command network
EBCI
— Eclipsing Binaries Circulars
APH
— Astroparticle Physics
POEM
— Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
SSTO
— Single-Stage-to-Orbit
NASAC
— NASA Conference Publication
ECSS
— European Cooperation for Space Standardization
FDA
— Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
PROE
— Publications of the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh
LCC
— Launch Control Complex
ATCA
— attitude translation control assembly
PFRT
— Preliminary Flight Rating Test
LRB
— Liquid Rocket Booster
ASTD
— Advanced Space Technology Division
EORSAT
— Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
KOM
— KSC Organizational Manual
ESOSR
— European Southern Observatory Scientific Report
PSCL
— Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
RM
— Rendezvous Maneuver
NSI
— NASA Science Internet
NESS
— National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
PACS
— Pointing and Attitude Control System
SSME
— Space Shuttle Main Engine
EAA
— Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
SBKEWS
— space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
SAEF
— Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
JRASC
— Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
PASAU
— Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia
MSX
— Midcourse Space Experiment
AMOOS
— Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
MEO
— Mid Earth Orbit
AREPS
— Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ARISTOTELES
— Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
LCCD
— Launch Commit Criteria Document
CME
— Coronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
SPRMD
— Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
OPF
— Orbiter Processing Facility
LEM
— Lunar Excursion Module
AEXPR
— Astronomy Express
CDSF
— Commercially Developed Space Facility
STICA
— Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
NIZRE
— Nizamiah Observatory Reprints
FCT
— flight control team
AACCS
— Analytical Approach to Candidate Constellation Selection
AMPS
— Atmosphere, Magnetosphere & Plasmas in Space
FAF
— First Aerodynamic Flight
FIRSSE
— Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
SO/SI
— space operations and scientific investigation
SSBUV
— shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
PLSL
— Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
MODS
— Military Orbital Development System
CRPL
— Cosmic Ray Physics Laboratory
PPCAS
— Publication of the Pomona College Astronomical Society
BKOAS
— Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society
LETF
— Launch Equipment Test Facility
PF
— Powered Flight
CTS
— communications technology satellite
MASDC
— Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
SBNPB
— Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
KPD
— KSC Program Directive
MSSTM
— military space system technology model
SPMAR
— Space Markets
OAS
— Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
SRSS
— Shuttle Range Safety System
PALS
— precision approach and landing system
LEGRI
— Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
MCA
— Maximum Crossing Altitude
LSTE
— Launch Site Transportation Equipment
POGS
— polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
FDF
— Flight Data File
ANDUD
— Annals of the Dudley Observatory
AW&ST
— Aviation Week & Space Technology
SPART
— Space Research and Technology
ANHAR
— Annals of Harvard College Observatory
JASS
— Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
FDSC
— Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
TTA
— Time to Apogee
ESOC
— European Space Operations Center
POMIC
— Publications of Michigan Observatory
RSRM
— Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
MELOO
— Melbourne Observatory Observations
ATAL
— Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
VVORE
— Van Vleck Observatory Reprints
ALSE
— Astronaut Life Support Equipment
DADS
— Dual Air Density Satellite
COLPL
— Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
RP
— Rocket Propellant
ALFA
— Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
ARCOMSAT
— Arab League communications satellite
SEWS
— Satellite Early Warning System
ITMG
— Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
LPD
— Landing Point Designator
SEOS
— Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
OVS
— Observation of Variable Stars
PASA
— Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
COVVO
— Contributions of the Van Vleck Observatory
ISY
— International Space Year (1992)
AEGRS
— ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
ORS
— Orbital Refueling System
SSM/I
— Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
FIE
— Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
LON
— Launch on Need
MNRAS
— Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
APE
— Auroral Photography Experiment
MACS
— Modular Attitude Control System
ROSA
— Romanian Space Agency
ALPOJ
— Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers Journal
ONRAS
— Occasional Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society
ESOAR
— European Southern Observatory Annual Reports
UVF
— Unmanned Vertical Flight
CIBAA
— Circular of the British Astronomical Association
SPRBU
— Space Research Bulgaria
ANLUN
— Annals of the Observatory of Lund
OAS
— Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
BASI
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India
SIMCAT
— simulate observations using space catalog
FEID
— Flight Equipment Interface Device
CSCSAT
— Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
DUDOR
— Dudley Observatory Reports
SAL
— Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
COMAP
— Comments on Astrophysics
BBXRT
— Broadband XRay Telescope
SPP
— Solar Physics Payload
COROE
— Communications from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh
MLC
— Mobile Launcher Computer
PRCO
— Publications of the Riverview College Observatory
ESOSP
— European Southern Observatory Scientific Preprints
SPARTAN
— Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
RALPH
— Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
SIMS
— Shuttle Inventory Management System
SAIL
— Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
STA
— Shuttle Training Aircraft
E&S
— Earth and Space
PA
— Popular Astronomy
JCAP
— Journal of Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics
EXA
— Experimental Astronomy
COBOS
— Contributions from the Bosscha Observervatory
BAAS
— Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
OAS
— Orbiter Avionics System
EVM
— Earth-viewing module
LRF
— Liquid Rocket Fuel
JANNAF
— Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
SSP
— Space Station Program
LDS
— Landing, Deservicing and Safing
JAHH
— Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
OAFTO
— Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
KSSS
— KSC Station Set Specification
LLPO
— Launch and Landing Project Office
CRAF
— Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
PAD
— Propellant Acquisition Device
SSA
— Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
JBAA
— Journal of the British Astronomical Association
SDT
— Shuttle Data Tape
LSR
— Launch Site Recovery
IWFNA
— Inhibited White Fuming Nitric Acid
ANLOW
— Annals of the Lowell Observatory
PLICO
— Publications of Lick Observatory
TDRSS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
OAA
— Orbiter Access Arm
JBAS
— Journal of the British Astronomical Society
MSOB
— Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
QRSL
— quick-reaction space laboratory
LBLRR
— LBL Research Review
JDSO
— Journal of Double Star Observations
MSFN
— Manned Space Flight Network
IQSY
— International Quiet Sun Year
OFI
— Operational Flight Instituteumentation
EUROCOMSAT
— European consortium communications satellite
RAZEL
— Range, Azimuth and Elevation
SRB
— Solid Rocket Boosters
PMUNO
— Publications of the Munich Observatory
ARCHS
— Archaeoastronomy Supplement
LSAH
— Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
COSRE
— Cosmic Research
FDSC
— Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
VAB
— Vertical Assembly Building
JPOC
— JSC Payload Operations Center
PASJ
— Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
COBRN
— Contributions of the Public Observatory and Planetarium in Brno
IRANSAT
— Iranian Government Communications Satellite
ANCAP
— Annals of the Cape Observatory
ESABU
— European Space Agency Bulletin
ANDEA
— Annales of the Dearborn Observatory
CES
— Conical Earth Sensor
MVM
— Mariner Venus/Mercury
SDS
— Space Defense System
OTV
— Orbital Transfer Vehicle
MBAC
— Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
LCS
— Launch Control System
AUJPA
— Australian Journal of Physics Astrophysical Supplement
LSID
— Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
PDREO
— Publications of the Dresden Observatory
MVF
— Manned Vertical Flight
FCPH
— Fundamentals of Cosmic Physics
SETI
— Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
WISE
— Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
JSCM
— JSC Manual
MPVA
— Main Propellant Valve Actuator
PAAS
— Publications of the American Astronomical Society
SBL
— Space-Based Laser
JERS
— Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
DSSN
— Delta Scuti Star Newsletter
JHAS
— Journal for the History of Astronomy Supplement
RORSAT
— Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
NASO
— North American Space Operations
OFK
— OPtical Flight Kit
OTB
— Orbiting Tanker Base
OSE
— Orbital Support Equipment
PFCF
— Payload Flight Control Facility
COARM
— Contributions from the Armagh Observatory
LDEC
— Lunar Docking Events Controller
COLIC
— Contributions of Lick Observatory
CHA&A
— Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics
PGLO
— Publications of the Goethe Link Observatory
IRAJ
— Irish Astronomical Journal
CES
— Crew Escape System
SPP
— Simulation Planning Panel
RATO
— Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
LCROSS
— Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
PVO
— Pioneer Venus Orbiter
LDS
— Launch Detection Satellite
ASSU
— Annual Scientific Supplement to Urania
PNAOJ
— Publications of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
COSKA
— Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso
PRM
— Posigrade Rocket Motor
AREP
— Astronomy Reports
RAPCON
— radar approach and control
SSTS
— Space Surveillance and Tracking System
CIUO
— Circular of the Union Observatory Johannesburg
SMIRR
— Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
ELT
— Extremely Large Telescope
IUEEN
— IUE ESA Newsletter
EM&P
— Earth Moon and Planets
NLS
— National Launch System
IRAJS
— Irish Astronomical Journal Supplement
JIMO
— Journal of the International Meteor Organization
AVISO
— Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
SPOC
— Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
EHOT
— external hydrogen/oxygen tank
COSSE
— Cosmic Search Summer
OTOS
— Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
SAD
— Spacecraft Attitude Display
JAD
— Journal of Astronomical Data
MEP
— Main Engine Propellant
KN
— KSC Notice
KPRD
— KSC Program Requirements Document
PATH
— Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
KBAC
— Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
PERCO
— Perkins Observatory Contributions
COASP
— Comments on Astrophysics and Space Physics
OAP
— Odessa Astronomical Publications
EEXSC
— Earth and Extraterrestrial Sciences
PDA
— Propellant Drain Area
PLAST
— Planetary Astronomy
ARA&A
— Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
JSPT
— Journal of Spacecraft Technology
SLCSAT
— submarine laser communications satellite
SPADOC
— Space Defense Operations Center
NSD
— NASA standard detonator
PMANO
— Publications of the Manila Observatory
CODDO
— Communications from the David Dunlap Observatory
SLC
— Space Launch Complex
NHB
— NASA Handbook
LLO
— Low Lunar Orbit
NRAOR
— National Radio Astronomy Observatory Reprints
JASAC
— Japan Astronomical Study Association Circulars
UPPAN
— Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Annals
WRORE
— Wroclaw Astronomical Observatory Reprints
SRMS
— Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
JBRE
— Jodrell Bank Reprints
ESPI
— European Space Policy Institute
PBEIO
— Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
L&L
— Launch And Landing
ISEE
— International Sun-Earth Explorer
BCRAO
— Bulletin Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
PVVO
— Publications of the Van Vleck Observatory
MELAR
— Melbourne Observatory Annual Report
ACTS
— Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
PDDO
— Publications of the David Dunlap Observatory
SLS
— Secondary Landing Site
ADFRF
— Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
CAMRE
— Cambridge Observatories Reprints
ITU
— Infrared Telescope Unit
JKAS
— Journal of Korean Astronomical Society
CRARE
— Cracow Observatory Reprints
MILA
— Merritt Island Launch Area
SST
— Spacecraft Systems Test
PSM
— Propellant Storage Module
SMB
— Space Meteorology Branch
LPIF
— Launch Package Integration Facility
IUENN
— IUE NASA Newsletter
MSFP
— Manned Space Flight Program
LSSRC
— Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
NEWAR
— New Astronomy Review
RSO
— Resident Space Object
OV
— Orbital Vehicle
AACS
— Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
VFT
— Verification Flight Test
APM
— Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
NASCOM
— NASA Communications System
USA
— United Space Alliance
SA
— Selective Availability (on GPS transmissions)
ASAT
— Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
LICOB
— Lick Observatory Bulletin
JASV
— Journal of the Astronomical Society of Victoria Melbourne
SPS
— Satellite Power System
FAT
— Flight Attitude Table
JBAN
— Jodrell Bank Annals
COPER
— Contributions of Perkins Observatory
MSF
— Manned Space Flight
JPAS
— Journal of Practical Applications in Space
EP&S
— Earth, Planets and Space
LA
— Launch Azimuth
NSO
— NASA Support Operation
PCINO
— Publications of the Cincinnati Observatory
COSTE
— Contributions - University of Arizona Steward Observatory
LS
— Launch Sequence
PLS
— Propellant Loading System
LRSP
— Living Reviews in Solar Physics
MLF
— MDM Launch Forward
TOKRE
— Tokyo Astronomical Observatory Reprints
OTD
— Orbiter Test Director
SPED
— Space Education
TMR
— TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
WCSAR
— Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
UARS
— Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
ESIS
— ESA Space Information Systems
ORT
— Orbit Readiness Test
PCIL
— Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
JAPA
— Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
LRV
— Lunar Roving Vehicle
RGOO
— Royal Greenwich Observatory Observations
STP
— Space Technology Payload
JHA
— Journal for the History of Astronomy
DODSTP
— Department of Defense Standard Satellite
NAVSAT
— Navigation Satellite
OAST
— Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
TIROS
— Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
MT
— Mission Trajectory
LSA
— launch services agreement
CIRCE
— Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
POMIN
— Publications of the Astronomical Observatory University of Minnesota
DOAMS
— distant-object attitude-measuring system
OAA
— Orbiter Alternate Airfield
PVT
— Pyrotechnic Verification Test
PSPRO
— Publications of the Sproul Observatory
EGRET
— Energetic Gamma Ray Explorer Telescope
LRV
— launch readiness verification
SOT
— Solar Optical Telescope
RDS
— Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
SFCS
— Survival Flight Control System
LOC
— Launch Operations Complex
OEJV
— Open European Journal on Variable Stars
PSF
— Propellant Servicing Facility
RNAOJ
— Report of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
OPI
— Orbiter Payload Interrogator
SMCC
— Shuttle Mission Control Center
MLP
— mobile launch platform
CEA
— Center for EUV Astrophysics
OST
— Orbiter SuPport Trolley
STERE
— Steward Observatory Reprints
ARKOD
— Annual Report of the Kodaikanal Observatory
NCC
— NASA Communications Control
SSMEC
— Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
SERAJ
— Serbian Astronomical Journal
EORC
— Earth Observation Research Center
STO
— Solar Terrestrial Observatory
A&AS
— Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
SFS
— Shuttle Flight Status
SPIF
— Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
SDSS
— Sloan Digital Sky Survey
SSPO
— Space Shuttle Program Office
NCC
— NASA class code
SPICE
— Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
ELDO
— European Launcher Development Organisation
COROT
— Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
IRR
— Integral Rocket Ramjet
TTP
— Time to Perigee
SMD
— Spacelab Mission Development
SYDOP
— Sydney Observatory Papers
SOCAR
— Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
PCARS
— Publication of COMU Astrophysics Research Center
OSS
— Orbiting Space Station
OF
— Orbital Flight
ALDP
— Advanced Launch Development Program
NASTRAN
— NASA Structural Analysis Program
EUSC
— European Union Satellite Centre
IVSI
— Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
SPIDPO
— Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
RAE
— Radio Astronomy Explorer
VFI
— Verification Flight Instituteumentation
TALAR
— tactical approach and landing radar
STF
— Satellite Test Facility
LPD
— Launch Procedure Document
SMVP
— Shuttle Master Verification Plan
SOP
— Spacelab OPportunity Payload
OPM
— Outer Planet Mission
ATDRS
— Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
SCF
— Spacecraft Control Facility
USNOC
— United States Naval Observatory Circulars
ORU
— Orbital Replacement Unit
NEP
— Nuclear Electric Propulsion
MVI
— Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
RHS
— Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
CNSA
— China National Space Administration
OFP
— Orbiter Flight Program
CGRO
— Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
ESTP
— European Space Technology Platform
UPPOR
— Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Reports
SPRRE
— Sproul Observatory Reprints
TIFS
— Total In-Flight Simulator
OCH
— Orbiter Common Hardware
LRO
— Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
PTV
— Pathfinder Test Vehicle
SPPIL
— Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
SEPAP
— Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
TTC
— Telemetry Telecommand and Control
SOLSTICE
— Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
PVA
— Propellant Valve Actuator
CFF
— Columbus Free Flyer
LM&SS
— Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
AFSSD
— Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
ACP
— Astronaut Control Panel
SPIMS
— Shuttle Program Information Management System
SODB
— Shuttle Operational Data Book
ANSAO
— Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution
NPN
— NASA Part Number
SSDF
— Space Science Development Facility
VTS
— Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
LAWOB
— Laws Observatory Bulletin
OFT
— Orbital Flight Test
SOPC
— Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
NDGPS
— Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
EVA
— Extravehicular Activity
TNO
— Trans-Neptunian Object
SV
— Shuttle Vehicle
OSTA
— Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
PU
— Propellant Unit
SPIRE
— Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
ESPC
— European Space Power Conference
PVASO
— Publications of the Vassar College Observatory
EFP
— ESA Furnished Property
SPA
— Space Processing Application
OPSS
— Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
DSCS
— Defense Support Communication Satellite
SDLV
— Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
OOS
— orbit-to-orbit stage
PBOSO
— Publications of the Bosscha Observatory Lembang
TDRS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
STAR
— Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
OTC
— Orbiter Test Conductor
SUSIM
— Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
EFCS
— Earth-fixed coordinate system
PWASO
— Publications of the Washburn Observatory
SPFL
— Spaceflight
NTS
— Navigation Technology Satellite
LMSS
— Land Mobile Satellite System
SEMS
— Space Environment Monitor System
TOKAB
— Tokyo Astronomical Bulletin
PYUNO
— Publications of the Yunnan Observatory
SCDR
— Shuttle Critical Design Review
STP
— Shuttle Technology Panel
S&T
— Sky & Telescope
STSKY
— Star Sky
NEEDS
— NASA end-to-end data system
ROAN
— Royal Observatory Annals
SVA&C
— Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
STC
— Spacecraft Test Conductor
LSAP
— Launch Sequence Applications Program
FACC
— Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
SPAD
— Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
SOPH
— Solar Physics
MMKMO
— Memoirs Of The Kakioka Magnetic Observatory
PYERO
— Publications of the Yerkes Observatory
LWD
— Launch Window Display
OFTDS
— Orbital Flight Test Data System
APINV
— Astrophysical Investigations
QTV
— Qualification Test Vehicle
SOARS
— Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
RVGSP
— Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics
DVB-S
— Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
SDP
— Shuttle Data Processor
SIS
— Shuttle Interface Simulator
LASS
— large-amplitude space simulator
RIAPS
— Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
OPIS
— Orbiter Prime Item Specification
NS
— Nuclear Shuttle
MEV
— Mars Excursion Vehicle
PAMELA
— Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
STP
— Solar-Terrestrial Physics
SERB
— Shuttle Engineering Review Board
WSMCR
— Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
LAMMR
— large-antenna multichannel microwave radiometer
SRD
— Shuttle Requirements Document
OSTDS
— Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
OOS
— orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
SB
— Space Base
WILOO
— Williamstown Observatory Observations
SRT
— Shuttle Requirements Traceability
LAPSS
— Large-Area Pulse Solar Simulator
SHA
— Sidereal Hour Angle
OPO
— Orbiter Project Office
LEM
— Launch Escape Monitor
LC
— Launch Countdown
SPWD
— Space World
COPUOS
— Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN)
OMR
— Orbiter Management Review
MITTS
— Mobile Igor Tracking Telescope System
TECRV
— Technology Review
SPF
— Spacelab Processing Facility
ISSRT
— Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
LSOC
— Lockheed Space Operations Company
MEM
— Mars Excursion Module
ASCO
— Arab Satellite Communications Organization
LES
— Launch Equipment Shop
ERS
— European Remote Sensing Satellite System
JAXA
— Japan Aerospace Exploration System
SIE
— Shuttle Interface Equipment
ANTOK
— Annals of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
MRSR
— Mars Rover Sample Return
AAOPR
— Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Preprint
SID
— Shuttle Integration Device
SFSS
— Satellite Field Service Station
ODF
— Orbit Determination Facility
STS
— Shuttle Test Station
MLV
— Medium Lift Vehicle
MPS
— Material Processing Satellite
ASPOC
— Active Spacecraft Potential Control
STACC
— Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
EDRS
— European Data Relay Satellite
OARE
— Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
CYSF
— Cape York Space Facility
SDM
— Shuttle Data Management
STMAP
— Studies in Mathematical Physics
JBIS
— Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
SSCSP
— Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
WSMC
— Western Space and Missile Center
OMET
— Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
SPIRIT
— Spatial Infrared Telescope
SBKKV
— Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SABIR
— space-based interceptor
SIT
— Shuttle Interface Test
SSPP
— Space Station Program Participant
AVSOM
— American Association of Variable Stars Observers Monographs
ISBRV
— International Space Business Review
DSSC
— Deep Space Station Complex
EUMETSAT
— European Meterological Satellite
RGOB
— Royal Greenwich Observatory Bulletin
PQGS
— Propellant Quantity Gauging System
SCAN
— Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
OFS
— Orbiter Functional Simulator
SSEOS
— Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
ONBT
— Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
ATEL
— Astronomer's Telegram
SVAC
— Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
COPRE
— Copenhagen University Observatory Reprints
LAIRT
— Large-Aperture Infrared Telescope
SAB
— Spacecraft Assembly Building
SDR
— Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
LMSC
— Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
OSTO
— Office of Space Transportation Operations
SO
— Space Operations
SM
— Standard Model
OIA
— Orbiter Interface Adapter
LS/ST
— Light Shield/Star Tracker
SEF
— Space Environmental Facility
NUSTAR
— Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
SSS
— Spinning Sun Sensor
NPSS
— NASA Packet Switching System
NERVA
— Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
SSGSR
— Springer Verlag Springer Series on Group Geophysics Space Research
SPD
— Solar Physics Division
SMVRD
— Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
LCA
— Launch Control Amplifier
OGMT
— Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
SRU
— Space Replaceable Unit
SSRMS
— Space Station Remote Manipulator System
OEAS
— Orbital Emergency Arresting System
MPLM
— Mini-Pressurized Logistics Module
SFO
— Space Flight Operations
OES
— Orbiter Emergency Site
SAMS
— Space Acceleration Measurement System
SECS
— Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
ORD
— Orbital Requirements Document
PRTLS
— Powered Return to Launch Site
NSTL
— National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
PFTA
— Payload Flight Test Article
SSPM
— Space Shuttle Program Manager
OSDH
— Orbiter System Definition Handbook
SSPD
— Shuttle System Payload Data
SANS
— Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
USNOR
— United States Naval Observatory Reports
OMS
— orbital maneuvering system
SRR
— Shuttle Requirements Review
SLF
— Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
OCDR
— Orbiter Critical Design Review
SPPOL
— Space Policy
OPLF
— Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
SPICE
— Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
SPADE
— Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
KMI
— KSC Management Instituteuction
OAO
— Orbital Astronomical Observatory
MMASI
— Memoirs of the Astronomical Society of India
RREU
— Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
OAMS
— orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SSPF
— Space Station Processing Facility
SGC
— Stabilized Ground Cloud
SRD
— Shuttle Requirements Definition
BAVSO
— Bulletin of the American Association of Variable Stars Observers
PVA
— Preburner Valve Actuator
SMES
— Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
SOR
— Stable Orbit Rendezvous
ADSAC
— Advanced Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology
SFOF
— Space Flight Operations Facility
LOA
— Launch Operations Area
SARP
— Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
SSPD
— Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
SIRTF
— Space Infrared Telescope Facility
SDD
— Shuttle Design Directive
PSIG
— Propulsion Systems Integration Group
OSTP
— Orbiting System Test Plan
SSTC
— Space Shuttle Test Conductor
SBI
— Space-Based Interceptor
KODOB
— Kodaikanal Observatory Bulletins
SIMS
— Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
SATS
— Small Applications Technology Satellite
SEPAR
— Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
OOS
— on-orbit station
SPADS
— Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
OLSP
— Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
RREA
— Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
OCTW
— Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
PMC
— Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
SOCH
— Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
PUV
— Propellant Utilization Valve
SPN
— Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
COWAT
— Contributions of the University of Waterloo Observatory
OI
— Orbiter Instituteumentation
SFOM
— Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
STDN
— Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SPADCCS
— Space Defense Command and Control System
SBDEWSIM
— space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
SBS
— Scientific Business Satellite
OIVS
— Orbiter Interface Verification Set
SSIBD
— Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
SDV
— Shuttle-Derived Vehicle
NSIF
— Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
OME
— Orbiter Main Engine
MIMPE
— Modern Instrumentation and Measurements in Physics and Engineering
NTSO
— NASA Test Support Office
SPAN
— Spacecraft Analysis
SIMAS
— Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
SVB
— Space Vehicle Booster
SSPDA
— Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
OSC
— Orbital Sciences Corporationration
CIRRIS
— Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
UNOOSA
— United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
SSC
— Shuttle System Contractor
SSPGSE
— Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
SPARS
— Space Precision Attitude Reference System
NPS
— NASA Planning Studies
SAMP
— Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
EROS
— Earth Resources Observations System
RAI
— Roll Attitude Indicator
OSTS
— Office of Space Transportation Systems
NTD
— NASA test director
LA
— Launch Area
SSSS
— Space Shuttle System Specification
SNSO
— Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SSA
— Space Suit Assembly
JRASN
— Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
OCF
— Orbiter Computational Facilities
SRAG
— Space Radiation Analysis Group
SDCOC
— Space Defense Command Operations Center
STL
— Space Technology Laboratories
AAONW
— Anglo-Australian Observatory Epping Newsletter
SSPPSG
— Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
MMRAS
— Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
SPC
— Shuttle Processing Contract
SSITP
— Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
NMI
— NASA Management Instituteuction
PKAS
— Publication of the Korean Astronomical Society
SAD
— Shuttle Authorized Document
POVRO
— Publications of the Owens Valley Observatory
SS
— Space Segment
TGS
— Telemetry Ground Station
STATS
— star tracker alignment test set
SATAF
— Shuttle Activation Task Force
CEAB
— Central European Astrophysical Bulletin
OIS
— Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
SVAB
— Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
SSCHS
— Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
PLR
— Planetary Report
THAST
— Theoretical Astrophysics
SSTF
— Space Station Training Facility
ESAST
— European Space Agency Scientific Technical Review
SPAH
— Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
KOI
— KSC Operation Instituteuction
SM
— Shuttle Management (KSC)
SSPRO
— Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
STBE
— Space Transportation Booster Engine
OLOW
— orbiter lift-off weight
SBDEW
— space-based, directed-energy weapon
LS
— Launch Site
PSV
— Planetary Space Vehicle
SOIS
— Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
DDORE
— David Dunlap Observatory Richmond Hill Reprints
SEPS
— Solar Electric Propulsion System
AVSOQ
— American Association of Variable Stars Observers Quarterly Reports
SSDS
— Space Station Data System
SDSS
— Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
SPS
— Shuttle Procedures Simulator
AVSOA
— American Association of Variable Stars Observers Abstracts
SPADATS
— Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
SBKEW
— space-based kinetic-energy weapon
SCS
— Spacecraft Control System
AASPP
— Astrononomy and Astrophysics Series
IRBS
— Infrared Background Sensor
MILCOMSAT
— Military Communications Satellite
SSIS
— Space Station Information System
OOSDP
— on-orbit station distribution panel
ASSA
— Astronomical Society of South Africa
PAB
— Publications of The Astrophysics Branch Ottawa
SEM
— space environment monitoring
MO
— Manned Orbiter
SSLV
— Standard Small Launch Vehicle
CEV
— Crew Exploration Vehicle
PTCS
— Propellant Tanking Computer System
SIRTF
— Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
SSFGSS
— Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
SOAR
— Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SBSS
— Space-Based Surveillance System
PUGS
— propellant utilization and gauging system
SSCL
— Shuttle System Commonality List
STP
— Space Test Payload
SESC
— Shuttle Events Sequential Control
SPII
— Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
PBRN
— Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Borneo
ST
— Spacelab Technology
SSUS
— Spinning Solid Upper Stage
DDA
— Division of Dynamical Astronomy
TEA
— Torque Equilibrium Attitude
SSPS
— Solar Satellite Power Station
SBKKVWS
— space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
LVS
— Launch Vehicle System
SBLIP
— Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
ESOB
— European Southern Observatory Bulletin
SSFL
— Santa Susana Field Laboratory
SSPD
— Shuttle System Payload Description
SSPDS
— Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
SSST
— Space Station System Trainer
NRALT
— NASA radar altimeter
SODS
— Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
SSCC
— Space Station Control Center
SSIP
— Shuttle Student Involvement Project
NOES
— National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
EP
— Elbow Pitch
STAG
— Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SERS
— Shuttle Equipment Record System
SST
— Space Surveillance and Tracking
ASTRA
— Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions
SSAT
— SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
OI
— Orbiter Insertion
NPC
— NASA publication control
CREAM
— Cosmic Ray Effects and Activation Monitor
SIT
— Shuttle Integrated Test
SDCCC
— Space Defense Command Communication Center
SAM
— Shuttle Activation Monitor
SEADS
— Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
SSFP
— Space Station Freedom Program
TT&C
— Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
MMBAA
— Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association
PVSS
— Publications of Variable Star Section
SODS
— Shuttle Operational Data System
ADASS
— Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems
ANSHO
— Shanghai Observatory Annals
PCOOO
— Publications of the Cook Observatory
DSNPR
— Deep Space Network Progress Report
FEE
— French Echocardiograph Experiment
PFAO
— Publications of the Flower Astronomical Observatory
SBS
— Skylab Boost System
SDE
— Space Divisionsion Evaluator
LNSP
— Lecture Notes and Supplements in Physics
SVB
— Shuttle Vehicle Booster
PDAO
— Publications of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
CAPMI
— Royal Observatory Cape Mimeogram
MMAAR
— Maria Mitchell Association Annual Report
SIS
— Shuttle Information System
STME
— Space Transportation Main Engine
MTSRE
— Mount Stromlo Observatory Reprints
SOMS
— Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
SRF
— Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
SS&A
— Space Systems And Applications
SSPS
— Space Shuttle Program Schedule
SES
— Shuttle engineering simulator
BANS
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands, Supplement Series
SPIE
— Shuttle Plume Impingement Experiment
SSUSP
— Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
EGRET
— Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope
SVO
— Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
SVPCS
— Springer Verlag Springer Series on Physics Chemistry Space
ANLL
— Annals of the Observatory of Lucien Libert
SSOP
— Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
SUMC
— Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
POHEL
— Publications of the Astronomical Observatory Helsinki
CORAD
— Communications from the Radcliffe Observatory Pretoria South Africa
SS
— Shuttle System
PDO
— Publications of the Dominion Observatory Ottawa
SMS
— Solar Maximum Satellite
SMM
— Solar Maximum Mission
AEDRV
— Astronomy Education Review
PLAWO
— Publications of Laws Observatory
IPNPR
— Interplanetary Network Progress Report
CRISTA
— Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere
CAROB
— Carter Observatory Wellington New Zealand Astronomical Bulletins
AP&SS
— Astrophysics and Space Science
UIT
— Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
PGOOO
— Publications of the Goodsell Observatory
ISTS
— Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science
MAGIC
— Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope
APL&C
— Astrophysical Letters Communications
ARBEI
— Astrophysics Reports Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
SSCB
— Space Station Control Board
PPMTO
— Publications of the Purple Mountain Observatory
PASPS
— Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Supplement
PDAUC
— Publications of the Department of Astronomy University of Chile
ACCESS
— Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure
PAIB
— Publications of the Astronomy Institute of Bonn
PAICZ
— Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
PMCCO
— Publications of the Leander McCormick Observatory
CCA
— Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics
SSP
— Subsolar Point
PRAST
— Practical Astronomy
SAM
— Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
SRBAB
— SRB Assembly Building
SD
— Space Divisionsion
APSSS
— Astrophysics and Space Science Supplement
EPD
— Energetic Particles Detector
ALMA
— Atacama Large Millimeter Array
LEND
— Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector
LST
— Large Space Telescope
AVSOR
— American Association of Variable Stars Observers Reports
SSPC
— Spacelab Stored Program Command
SRBDF
— SRB Disassembly Facility
JSPRO
— Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
PISTO
— Publications of the Istanbul Observatory
MTWRE
— Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Reprints
KODRE
— Kodaikanal Observatory Reprints
AEAM
— Aerospace America
LAMP
— Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project
NSC
— Navigational Star Catalog
COLON
— Communications of the University of London Observatory
ANBOS
— Annals of the Bosscha Observatory Lembang
IRA
— Infrared Astronomy
RICAP
— Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics
APL
— Astrophysical Letters
LEH
— Launch/Entry Helmet
COOXF
— Communications from the University Observatory Oxford
KARI
— Korea Aerospace Research Institute
MEERE
— Kenneth Mees Observatory Reprints
LE
— Launch Escape
CSVS
— Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars
TGS
— Telemetry Ground System
PKIRO
— Publications of the Kirkwood Observatory of Indiana University
CAS
— Cambridge Astrophysics Series
CANEX
— Canadian experiment
CARRE
— Carter Observatory Wellington New Zealand Reprints
ANCGH
— Annals of Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
LACE
— Low-Power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment
MNSSA
— Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa
BALTA
— Baltic Astronomy
BAN
— Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands
MTSOM
— Mount Stromlo Observatory Mimeographs
VOIR
— Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
SAOCO
— Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - Contributions to Astrophysics
PF&CO
— Publications of the Flower and Cook Astronomical Observatory
AMR
— Antarctic Meteorite Research
COAST
— Communications in Asteroseismology
TT&C
— Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
NOBLS
— New Outer Blanket Layers
LOWOB
— Lowell Observatory Bulletin
PASK
— Publications of the Academy of Science Kasakstan
SP
— Solar Physics
COPRI
— Contributions from the Princeton University Observatory
TOW
— Tank and Orbiter Weight
SOUST
— Southern Skies
ARTSA
— Artificial Satellites
AECH
— Aerospace China
SPRL
— Space Physics Research Laboratory
FARE
— Fluid Acquisition and Resupply Equipment
COMTR
— COMSAT Technical Review
ULV
— Unmanned Launch Vehicle
MDRS
— Mars Desert Research Station
MPSE
— Morelos Payload Specialist Experiments
PCS
— Physics and Chemistry in Space
PDAA
— Publications of the Department of Astronomy, Austin, Texas
OXFOO
— Oxford University Observatory Observations
LORL
— Large Orbital Research Laboratory
ASTQ
— Astronomy Quarterly
SLAP
— Space Link Access Protocol
MICRE
— University of Michigan Observatory Reprints
NSAU
— National Space Agency of Ukraine
SIA
— Solar Inertial Attitude
RNP
— Rotation, Nutation and Precession
NSL
— Northrop Space Laboratory
NEAF
— North East Astronomy Forum
MTWAR
— Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Annual Report
UNSC
— United Nations Space Command
SCSP
— Science and Culture Series Physics
NSSCC
— NORAD Space Surveillance Computation Center
VSSSC
— Variable Star Section Special Circulars
SMAB
— Solid Motor Assembly Building
TFI
— Time from Ignition
TR/SBS
— Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System
SWAS
— Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
ISA
— Iranian Space Agency
STERJ
— Solar, Terrestrial and Environmental Research Japan
UPS
— Upright Perigee Stage
TAUVEX
— Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer
NSIF
— Near-Space Instrumentation Facility
TKSC
— Tsukuba Space Center
SERF
— Space Environment Research Facility
VRM
— Venus Radar Mapper
SPWEA
— Space Weather
VSSCI
— Variable Star Section Circulars
VSSRE
— Variable Star Section Reprints
USASDG
— United States Army Space Defense Group
SUVSR
— Scandinavian Union of Amateur Astronomers Variable Star Section
SRS
— Stellar Radiation Sensor
TDS
— Technology Demonstration Satellite
SCSA
— Science and Culture Series Astrophysics
TGSE
— Telemetry Ground Support Equipment
TMG
— Thermal Meteoroid Garment
VTF
— Vertical Test Flight
VGRF
— Variable-Gravity Research Facility
TOYAL
— Transactions of the Astronomical Observatory of Yale University
TOI
— Transfer Orbit Insertion
TIG
— time of ignition
ULAS
— Union List of Astronomy Serials
VILCO
— Villanova University Observatory Contributions
TIUCS
— Transactions of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research
ROLUN
— Reports of the Lund Observatory
WOMBAT
— Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team
PUSNO
— Publications of the US Naval Observatory
WSMCR
— Western Space and Missile Center Range
STSS
— Space Tracking and Surveillance System
WIRE
— Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
USASATCOMA
— United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
SPT
— South Pole Telescope
SSRV
— Space Science Reviews
RVMA
— Reviews in Modern Astronomy
SHAD
— Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion
SSMTF
— Space Station Man-Systems Training Facility
SGEMP
— Space-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse
SATCO
— Satellite Communications
SW
— Solar Wing
VISTAR
— visible space tracking and reconnaissance
TECU
— Technology and Culture
RABF
— Radio Astronomy Bandstop Filter
THEL
— Tactical High Energy Laser
SNSB
— Swedish National Space Board
TFS
— Telemetry Format Selection
VSOLB
— Variable Star Observers League in Japan - Bulletin
PUAMS
— Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Amsterdam
TUASB
— Tokyo University Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science Bulletin
TP
— Time to Perigee
VSTAG
— Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
WUPPE
— Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment
SSP
— Surface Science Packages
TUASR
— Tokyo University Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science Report
UOSAT
— Universityrsity of Surrey Satellite
SSPRV
— Space and Solar Power Review
UNPSA
— United Nations Programme on Space Applications
PW&SO
— Publications of the Warner Swasey Observatory
SWAN
— Solar Wind ANisotropy
SVPHA
— Soviet Physics Astronomy
SECOR
— Sequential Collation of Range
SOSYR
— Solar System Research
SHAD
— Stellar Horizon Attitude Determination
VLPS
— Vandenberg Launch Processing System
SHAR
— Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Refraction
VPC
— Vapor Phase Compression
RTG
— Radioisotope Thermal Generation
SVAL
— Soviet Astronomy Letters
UCLAP
— University of California Los Angeles - Astronomical Papers
USOC
— Unified System Orbit Computation
PWHHO
— Publications of West Hendon House Observatory, Sunderland
TR
— Teleoperator Retrieval
TR
— time to retrofire
SCOA
— Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics
SVA
— Soviet Astronomy
WINAR
— Windsor Observatory Annual Report
SSI
— Space Science Instrumentation
TFL
— Time from Launch
SEVA
— Skylab Extravehicular Visor Assembly
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