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

AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
PIO — Pilot-Induced Oscillation
ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
ATS — applications technology satellite
JP — Jet Propellant
FD — Flight Day
ABM — Apogee Boost Motor
SRL — Space Radar Laboratory
ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
VLS — Vertical Launch System
FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
ALS — Automatic Landing System
ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
FDS — Flight Dynamics System
A&L — Approach and Landing
ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
AFT — Atmospheric Flight Test
AG — Artificial Gravity
AFD — Aft Flight Deck
RAE — Royal Aerospace Establishment
SAS — Small Astronomy Satellite
BFS — Backup Flight System
FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
BFCS — Backup Flight Control System
SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
CHJAA — Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
DFCS — Digital Flight Control System
THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
STG — Space Task Group
STP — Space Test Program
LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
FCAP — Flight Control Applications Program
AF — Aft Fuselage
SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment
ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
MFF — MDM Flight Forward
AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
OFP — Operational Flight Profile
SSF — Space Station Freedom
SCF — Satellite Control Facility
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
FCI — Flight Crew Integration

FDM — Flight Data Manager
NAS — National Airspace System
FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
ATG — Aerospace Test Group
ACS — Aft Crew Station
FDS — Flight Dynamics Software
LC — Launch Complex
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
ISS — International Space Station
FDL — Flight Director Loop
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
STC — Satellite Test Center
ABE — air-based electronics
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
OML — Orbiter Mold Line
PLS — Primary Landing Site
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
ATO — Abort To Orbit
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
DF — Development Flight
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
LOA — Landing Operations Area
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
FC — Flight Computer
SV — Space Vehicle
FC — Flight-Critical
SOI — Space Object Identification
ALS — Advanced Launch System
SS — Space Shuttle
ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle

FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
FES — Flight Element Set
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
NASP — National Aerospace Plane
ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
LS — Landing Site
IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
MFT — Mean Flight Time
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
LM — Lunar Module
FDS — Flight Design System
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
SOF — Safety Of Flight
COMSP — Commercial Space
FCS — Flight Crew System
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
DRS — Data Relay Satellite
ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
CPF — Cost Per Flight
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
SDS — Satellite Data System
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
ST — Star Tracker
ALT — approach and landing test
SI — Scientific Investigation
EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
LOB — Launch Operations Building
LF — Launch Facility
ST — Space Telescope
FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
FE — Flight Experiment
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment

RTF — Return To Flight
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
PU — Propellant Utilization
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
RR — Rendezvous Radar
NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
SSE — Space Support Equipment
ARS — Attitude Reference System
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
MLG — Main Landing Gear
ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
STC — Space Technology Center
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
FFM — free-flying module
ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
FCF — First Captive Flight
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
FCF — Functional Check Flight
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
ND — NASA Document
SSP — Space Shuttle Program
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
SFT — Simulated Flight Test

COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
FFC — Final Flight Certification
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
EES — Ejection Escape Suit
JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
ACS — Attitude Control System
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
PF — Powered Flight
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
FDF — Flight Data File
FCR — Flight Control Room
DC — Delta Clipper
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)

COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
FCT — flight control team
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
RALT — Radar Altimeter
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
RP — Rocket Propellant
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
NSP — NASA Support Plan
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
PFS — Primary Flight System
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit

PALS — precision approach and landing system
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
LPD — Landing Point Designator
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
SSP — Space Station Program
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
LCS — Launch Control System
PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation

OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
SDS — Space Defense System
LCC — Launch Control Complex
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
LOD — Launch Operations Directorate
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
CES — Conical Earth Sensor
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
EEM — Earth Entry Module
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
OV — Orbital Vehicle
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
RAPCON — radar approach and control
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
LPS — Launch Processing System
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
CES — Crew Escape System
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module

ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
ADS — Attitude Display System
NSI — NASA Science Internet
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
KN — KSC Notice
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
SPS — Satellite Power System
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
MSSTM — military space system technology model
CTS — communications technology satellite
USA — United Space Alliance
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
MSF — Manned Space Flight
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System

OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
MT — Mission Trajectory
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
VFT — Verification Flight Test
KPD — KSC Program Directive
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
NCOS — National Commission on Space
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
DSS — Deep Space Station
LS — Launch Sequence
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
NSO — NASA Support Operation
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
LA — Launch Azimuth
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
LSA — launch services agreement
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test

SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
REM — Rocket Engine Module
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
ESOC — European Space Operations Center
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
FHST — fixed-head star tracker
RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
NCC — NASA Communications Control
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
STP — Space Technology Payload
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
LRV — launch readiness verification
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
SPVW — Spaceview
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
NPN — NASA Part Number
MLP — mobile launch platform
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
SPART — Space Research and Technology
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test

SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
OF — Orbital Flight
ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
LSB — Launch Support Building
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
EVM — Earth-viewing module
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
RV — Reentry Vehicle
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
SLC — Space Launch Complex
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
SPMAR — Space Markets
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
OSS — Orbiting Space Station
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
NHB — NASA Handbook
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
NASO — North American Space Operations
LON — Launch on Need
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility

CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
L&L — Launch And Landing
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
SBL — Space-Based Laser
PU — Propellant Unit
ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
SB — Space Base
NCC — NASA class code
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
STF — Satellite Test Facility
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
JSCM — JSC Manual
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
LC — Launch Countdown
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
NSD — NASA standard detonator
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
SABIR — space-based interceptor

OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
PLS — Propellant Loading System
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
SIP — strain isolation pad
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
SPA — Space Processing Application
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
TTA — Time to Apogee
OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
LWD — Launch Window Display
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
NPS — NASA Planning Studies

OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
RCS — Reentry Control System
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
LOA — Launch Operations Area
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems

SFO — Space Flight Operations
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
LA — Launch Area
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
STS — Shuttle Test Station
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
ISBRV — International Space Business Review
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
SP — Solid Propellant
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
SL — Space Launch
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
SO — Space Operations
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
NTD — NASA test director
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly

SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
LS — Launch Site
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
LSS — Large Space Structure
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
LOC — launch operations center
OOS — on-orbit station
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
SIS — Shuttle Information System
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
SPPOL — Space Policy
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
MO — Manned Orbiter
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request

SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
NPC — NASA publication control
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
OI — Orbiter Insertion
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
MARS — Manned Astronautical Research Station
SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
SBS — Skylab Boost System
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data

SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
OIT — orbiter integration test
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
SS — Space Segment
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
SSDS — Space Station Data System
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
SD — Space Divisionsion
SEM — space environment monitoring
SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
ST — Spacelab Technology
SSIS — Space Station Information System
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
SSST — Space Station System Trainer
SSE — Space shuttle engine
SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility

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

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

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