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

AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
SRL — Space Radar Laboratory
ATS — Advanced Technology Satellite
MHI — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
ABM — Apogee Boost Motor
ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
VLS — Vertical Launch System
FDS — Flight Dynamics System
A&P — Attitude and Pointing
ALS — Automatic Landing System
SAS — Small Astronomy Satellite
A&L — Approach and Landing
RAE — Royal Aerospace Establishment
FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
AG — Artificial Gravity
STG — Space Task Group
AFD — Aft Flight Deck
AFT — Atmospheric Flight Test
SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
ATS — applications technology satellite
THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
FCAP — Flight Control Applications Program
STP — Space Test Program
BFS — Backup Flight System
LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
SSF — Space Station Freedom
DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
OFP — Operational Flight Profile
CHJAA — Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
MFF — MDM Flight Forward
AF — Aft Fuselage
SCF — Satellite Control Facility
DFCS — Digital Flight Control System
SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
FDM — Flight Data Manager
BFCS — Backup Flight Control System
FCI — Flight Crew Integration
FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
LC — Launch Complex
FDS — Flight Dynamics Software
AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment

ATG — Aerospace Test Group
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
ACS — Aft Crew Station
STC — Satellite Test Center
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
OML — Orbiter Mold Line
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
FC — Flight Computer
FDL — Flight Director Loop
ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
DF — Development Flight
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
ATO — Abort To Orbit
SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
NAS — National Airspace System
ABE — air-based electronics
FC — Flight-Critical
ISS — International Space Station
COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
PLS — Primary Landing Site
AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
LOA — Landing Operations Area
SOI — Space Object Identification
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
ALS — Advanced Launch System
FES — Flight Element Set
EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
SS — Space Shuttle
CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
SOF — Safety Of Flight
MFT — Mean Flight Time
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
LM — Lunar Module
SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
FDS — Flight Design System

CPF — Cost Per Flight
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
NASP — National Aerospace Plane
FCS — Flight Crew System
LS — Landing Site
IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
SI — Scientific Investigation
DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
SV — Space Vehicle
ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
ST — Star Tracker
ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
DRS — Data Relay Satellite
ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
LOB — Launch Operations Building
SDS — Satellite Data System
ST — Space Telescope
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
FE — Flight Experiment
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
COMSP — Commercial Space
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
LF — Launch Facility
ALT — approach and landing test
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
SSE — Space Support Equipment
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
RR — Rendezvous Radar
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
STC — Space Technology Center
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
RTF — Return To Flight

TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
PU — Propellant Utilization
ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
ARS — Attitude Reference System
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
SFT — Simulated Flight Test
FCF — First Captive Flight
AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
MLG — Main Landing Gear
APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
ND — NASA Document
SSP — Space Shuttle Program
NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
FFM — free-flying module
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
PF — Powered Flight
FCF — Functional Check Flight
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
FFC — Final Flight Certification
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
EES — Ejection Escape Suit
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations

ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
FDF — Flight Data File
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
FCR — Flight Control Room
MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
RP — Rocket Propellant
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
ACS — Attitude Control System
RALT — Radar Altimeter
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
DC — Delta Clipper
COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
FCT — flight control team
LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)

AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
NSP — NASA Support Plan
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
PALS — precision approach and landing system
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
PFS — Primary Flight System
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
LPD — Landing Point Designator
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit

OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
SSP — Space Station Program
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
SDS — Space Defense System
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
LCS — Launch Control System
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
LCC — Launch Control Complex
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics

MEP — Main Engine Propellant
ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
OV — Orbital Vehicle
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
LOD — Launch Operations Directorate
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
KN — KSC Notice
LPS — Launch Processing System
CES — Conical Earth Sensor
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
EEM — Earth Entry Module
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
ADS — Attitude Display System
NSI — NASA Science Internet
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
SPS — Satellite Power System

USA — United Space Alliance
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
RAPCON — radar approach and control
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
VFT — Verification Flight Test
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
MSSTM — military space system technology model
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
MT — Mission Trajectory
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
LS — Launch Sequence
MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
MSF — Manned Space Flight
CTS — communications technology satellite
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
LA — Launch Azimuth
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle

ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
CES — Crew Escape System
DSS — Deep Space Station
LSA — launch services agreement
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
NSO — NASA Support Operation
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
NCOS — National Commission on Space
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
KPD — KSC Program Directive
LRV — launch readiness verification
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
NCC — NASA Communications Control
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication

OSS — Office of Space Sciences
REM — Rocket Engine Module
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
FHST — fixed-head star tracker
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
LSB — Launch Support Building
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
NPN — NASA Part Number
MLP — mobile launch platform
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
ESOC — European Space Operations Center
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
SPVW — Spaceview

OSS — Orbiting Space Station
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
EVM — Earth-viewing module
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
OF — Orbital Flight
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
SPART — Space Research and Technology
NASO — North American Space Operations
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
SLC — Space Launch Complex
LON — Launch on Need
PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
RV — Reentry Vehicle
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
SPMAR — Space Markets
STP — Space Technology Payload
L&L — Launch And Landing
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
NHB — NASA Handbook
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
PU — Propellant Unit
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
STF — Satellite Test Facility
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation

DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
SB — Space Base
LC — Launch Countdown
SBL — Space-Based Laser
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
JSCM — JSC Manual
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
NCC — NASA class code
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
NSD — NASA standard detonator
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
SABIR — space-based interceptor
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware

LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
SPA — Space Processing Application
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
PLS — Propellant Loading System
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
SIP — strain isolation pad
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
LWD — Launch Window Display
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor

ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
RCS — Reentry Control System
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
LOA — Launch Operations Area
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
TTA — Time to Apogee
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
SFO — Space Flight Operations
PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
LA — Launch Area
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time

ISBRV — International Space Business Review
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
NTD — NASA test director
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
SP — Solid Propellant
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
STS — Shuttle Test Station
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
SL — Space Launch
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
OOS — on-orbit station
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
LS — Launch Site
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle

SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
LOC — launch operations center
SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
SIS — Shuttle Information System
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
SPPOL — Space Policy
MO — Manned Orbiter
LSS — Large Space Structure
SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
OI — Orbiter Insertion
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System

SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
SO — Space Operations
NPC — NASA publication control
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
MARS — Manned Astronautical Research Station
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
SBS — Skylab Boost System
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SS — Space Segment
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SSWP — Space Station Work Package

SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
OIT — orbiter integration test
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
SSDS — Space Station Data System
SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
SD — Space Divisionsion
SEM — space environment monitoring
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
SSIS — Space Station Information System
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
ST — Spacelab Technology
SSE — Space shuttle engine
SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
SSST — Space Station System Trainer
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
SSP — Subsolar Point

UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
SS — Shuttle System
TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
TTP — Time to Perigee
TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
TGS — Telemetry Ground System
UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
SW — Solar Wing
TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
TDS — Technology Demonstration Satellite
TKSC — Tsukuba Space Center
TMG — Thermal Meteoroid Garment
TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight
UNSC — United Nations Space Command
ULO — Unmanned Launch Operations
SWAS — Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
TFI — Time from Ignition
TIR — Terminal Imaging Radar
VTF — Vertical Test Flight
TR/SBS — Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System
TOI — Transfer Orbit Insertion
TGSE — Telemetry Ground Support Equipment
VRM — Venus Radar Mapper
USASATCOMA — United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
VSTAG — Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
USASDG — United States Army Space Defense Group
TETRA — Terminal Tracking Telescope
WIRE — Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
VLPS — Vandenberg Launch Processing System
TR — Teleoperator Retrieval
TFS — Telemetry Format Selection

WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Range
TIG — time of ignition
VLS — Vandenberg Launch Site
TR — time to retrofire
VGRF — Variable-Gravity Research Facility
TP — Time to Perigee
VISTAR — visible space tracking and reconnaissance
VPLCC — Vehicle Propellant Loading Control Center
TIO — Target Insertion Orbit
TFCS — Triplex Flight Control Subsystem
TFL — Time from Launch
WUPPE — Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment
UOSAT — Universityrsity of Surrey Satellite

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