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DRSS — Data Relay Satellite System
RSSPO — Resident Space Shuttle Project Officer
OASCB — Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
MLS — Microwave Landing System
RJC — Reaction Jet Control
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
OFP — Operational Flight Program
UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
ESA — European Space Agency
RJDF — Reaction Jet Driver Forward
RJDA — Reaction Jet Driver Aft
RJD — Reaction Jet Driver
CCSDS — Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
RJ — Reaction Jet
RJ/EC — Reaction Jet/Engine Control
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.)
LRR — Launch Readiness Review
SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
ATS — applications technology satellite
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
AL — Approach and Landing
RPL — Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
EC — Engine Control
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
ISF — Industrial Space Facility
OML — Orbiter Mold Line

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

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

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

AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
FFM — free-flying module
ARS — Attitude Reference System
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
LF — Launch Facility
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
FCF — Functional Check Flight
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
ST — Space Telescope
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
ND — NASA Document
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
SSF — Space Station Freedom
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
FHST — fixed-head star tracker
SDS — Satellite Data System
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
SI — Scientific Investigation
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
FCI — Flight Crew Integration
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)

LC — Launch Complex
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
STG — Space Task Group
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
SOI — Space Object Identification
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
PLS — Primary Landing Site
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
SFT — Simulated Flight Test
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
LOA — Landing Operations Area
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
FDM — Flight Data Manager
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
SOF — Safety Of Flight
SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
ST — Star Tracker
LOB — Launch Operations Building
DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
FC — Flight-Critical
FCS — Flight Crew System
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
DF — Development Flight

DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
LS — Landing Site
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
FDS — Flight Design System
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
CPF — Cost Per Flight
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
FC — Flight Computer
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
RR — Rendezvous Radar
FES — Flight Element Set
SSE — Space Support Equipment
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
FE — Flight Experiment
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
LM — Lunar Module
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal

ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
SPVW — Spaceview
LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
DC — Delta Clipper
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
MFT — Mean Flight Time
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
SS — Space Shuttle
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
RV — Reentry Vehicle
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
FCF — First Captive Flight
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
FCR — Flight Control Room
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
NSP — NASA Support Plan
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
EEM — Earth Entry Module
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
ADS — Attitude Display System
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
FFC — Final Flight Certification
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
LPS — Launch Processing System
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
DSS — Deep Space Station
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group

BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
REM — Rocket Engine Module
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
STC — Space Technology Center
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
PFS — Primary Flight System
RALT — Radar Altimeter
NCOS — National Commission on Space
EES — Ejection Escape Suit
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
LCC — Launch Control Complex
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
NSI — NASA Science Internet
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
FCT — flight control team
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module

OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
CTS — communications technology satellite
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
PF — Powered Flight
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
PALS — precision approach and landing system
KPD — KSC Program Directive
SPMAR — Space Markets
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
FDF — Flight Data File
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
MSSTM — military space system technology model
LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
SPART — Space Research and Technology
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
TTA — Time to Apogee
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
ESOC — European Space Operations Center
ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
RP — Rocket Propellant
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan
LPD — Landing Point Designator
SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
LON — Launch on Need
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower

OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
LOD — Launch Operations Directorate
EVM — Earth-viewing module
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
SSP — Space Station Program
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
CES — Conical Earth Sensor
LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
SDS — Space Defense System
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
LCS — Launch Control System

SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
JSCM — JSC Manual
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
SBL — Space-Based Laser
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
NASO — North American Space Operations
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
CES — Crew Escape System
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
RAPCON — radar approach and control
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
KN — KSC Notice
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
L&L — Launch And Landing
NSD — NASA standard detonator
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
SLC — Space Launch Complex
SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
NHB — NASA Handbook
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area

SLS — Secondary Landing Site
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
VFT — Verification Flight Test
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
OV — Orbital Vehicle
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
USA — United Space Alliance
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
SPS — Satellite Power System
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
MSF — Manned Space Flight
LA — Launch Azimuth
NSO — NASA Support Operation
PLS — Propellant Loading System
LS — Launch Sequence
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
STP — Space Technology Payload
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
MT — Mission Trajectory
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
LSA — launch services agreement
TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
LRV — launch readiness verification
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
MLP — mobile launch platform
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
SIP — strain isolation pad

OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
NCC — NASA Communications Control
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
NCC — NASA class code
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
TTP — Time to Perigee
SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
LSB — Launch Support Building
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
OF — Orbital Flight
OSS — Orbiting Space Station
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
STF — Satellite Test Facility
ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer

LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
NPN — NASA Part Number
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
PU — Propellant Unit
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
SPA — Space Processing Application
TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
LWD — Launch Window Display
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)

OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
SB — Space Base
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
LC — Launch Countdown
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
MARS — Manned Astronautical Research Station
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
STS — Shuttle Test Station
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SABIR — space-based interceptor
ISBRV — International Space Business Review
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building

EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
SO — Space Operations
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
SFO — Space Flight Operations
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
SPPOL — Space Policy
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
LSS — Large Space Structure
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition

SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
LOA — Launch Operations Area
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
OOS — on-orbit station
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
SP — Solid Propellant
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
RCS — Reentry Control System
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
LOC — launch operations center
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
NTD — NASA test director

SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
LA — Launch Area
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
SS — Space Segment
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
OIT — orbiter integration test
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
LS — Launch Site
SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
SSIS — Space Station Information System
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
SSDS — Space Station Data System
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator

SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
MO — Manned Orbiter
SL — Space Launch
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
SEM — space environment monitoring
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
ST — Spacelab Technology
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
SSST — Space Station System Trainer
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
NPC — NASA publication control
OI — Orbiter Insertion
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
SBS — Skylab Boost System
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System

STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
SIS — Shuttle Information System
SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
SS — Shuttle System
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
SSE — Space shuttle engine
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
SSP — Subsolar Point
SD — Space Divisionsion
SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
ULO — Unmanned Launch Operations
TGS — Telemetry Ground System
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight
UNSC — United Nations Space Command
TFI — Time from Ignition
TR/SBS — Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System
SWAS — Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
TKSC — Tsukuba Space Center
VRM — Venus Radar Mapper
TDS — Technology Demonstration Satellite
USASDG — United States Army Space Defense Group
TOI — Transfer Orbit Insertion
TMG — Thermal Meteoroid Garment
VTF — Vertical Test Flight
VGRF — Variable-Gravity Research Facility
TGSE — Telemetry Ground Support Equipment
TIG — time of ignition
USASATCOMA — United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Range
WIRE — Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
TIR — Terminal Imaging Radar
VISTAR — visible space tracking and reconnaissance
SW — Solar Wing
TFS — Telemetry Format Selection

TP — Time to Perigee
VSTAG — Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
VLS — Vandenberg Launch Site
UOSAT — Universityrsity of Surrey Satellite
WUPPE — Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment
TFCS — Triplex Flight Control Subsystem
TETRA — Terminal Tracking Telescope
VPLCC — Vehicle Propellant Loading Control Center
TIO — Target Insertion Orbit
VLPS — Vandenberg Launch Processing System
TR — Teleoperator Retrieval
TR — time to retrofire
TFL — Time from Launch

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