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

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

SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
FC — Flight-Critical
FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
DF — Development Flight
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
ATG — Aerospace Test Group
FC — Flight Computer
LOA — Landing Operations Area
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
FDL — Flight Director Loop
AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
SOI — Space Object Identification
ATO — Abort To Orbit
AF — Aft Fuselage
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
FES — Flight Element Set
COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
ACS — Aft Crew Station
ALS — Advanced Launch System
ISS — International Space Station
SS — Space Shuttle
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
PLS — Primary Landing Site
SOF — Safety Of Flight
STC — Satellite Test Center
LM — Lunar Module
FDS — Flight Design System
NAS — National Airspace System
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
MFT — Mean Flight Time
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
ABE — air-based electronics
EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
FCS — Flight Crew System
FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
SI — Scientific Investigation
LS — Landing Site
IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile

NASP — National Aerospace Plane
AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
CPF — Cost Per Flight
SV — Space Vehicle
FE — Flight Experiment
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
DRS — Data Relay Satellite
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
LOB — Launch Operations Building
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
ST — Star Tracker
ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
STC — Space Technology Center
SDS — Satellite Data System
SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
RR — Rendezvous Radar
LF — Launch Facility
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
SSE — Space Support Equipment
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
ST — Space Telescope
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
ALT — approach and landing test
RTF — Return To Flight
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
FCF — First Captive Flight
SFT — Simulated Flight Test

COMSP — Commercial Space
AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
PU — Propellant Utilization
ARS — Attitude Reference System
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
PF — Powered Flight
FFC — Final Flight Certification
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
FFM — free-flying module
EES — Ejection Escape Suit
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
FCF — Functional Check Flight
AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
MLG — Main Landing Gear
CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
SSP — Space Shuttle Program
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan

ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
FDF — Flight Data File
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
ND — NASA Document
CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
RALT — Radar Altimeter
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
RP — Rocket Propellant
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
FCR — Flight Control Room
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
DC — Delta Clipper
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
FCT — flight control team
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
NSP — NASA Support Plan
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit

LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
ACS — Attitude Control System
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
PALS — precision approach and landing system
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
LPD — Landing Point Designator
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
PFS — Primary Flight System
SSP — Space Station Program
LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer

SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
SDS — Space Defense System
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
LCS — Launch Control System
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
OV — Orbital Vehicle
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System

LOD — Launch Operations Directorate
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
LCC — Launch Control Complex
KN — KSC Notice
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
SPS — Satellite Power System
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
CES — Conical Earth Sensor
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
USA — United Space Alliance
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
RAPCON — radar approach and control
EEM — Earth Entry Module
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
LPS — Launch Processing System
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document

EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
ADS — Attitude Display System
NSI — NASA Science Internet
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
VFT — Verification Flight Test
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
MT — Mission Trajectory
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
LS — Launch Sequence
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
MSF — Manned Space Flight
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
LA — Launch Azimuth
MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
LSA — launch services agreement
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
MSSTM — military space system technology model
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office

NSO — NASA Support Operation
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
CTS — communications technology satellite
CES — Crew Escape System
OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
DSS — Deep Space Station
LRV — launch readiness verification
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
NCC — NASA Communications Control
NCOS — National Commission on Space
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
NPN — NASA Part Number
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
KPD — KSC Program Directive
ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
MLP — mobile launch platform
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite

FHST — fixed-head star tracker
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
LSB — Launch Support Building
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
OSS — Orbiting Space Station
LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
REM — Rocket Engine Module
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
NASO — North American Space Operations
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
ESOC — European Space Operations Center
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
OF — Orbital Flight
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report

SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
STP — Space Technology Payload
EVM — Earth-viewing module
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
PU — Propellant Unit
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
SPART — Space Research and Technology
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
SLC — Space Launch Complex
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
LON — Launch on Need
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
SB — Space Base
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
L&L — Launch And Landing
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
LC — Launch Countdown
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
NCC — NASA class code

MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
SPMAR — Space Markets
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
SPVW — Spaceview
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
NHB — NASA Handbook
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
SBL — Space-Based Laser
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
RV — Reentry Vehicle
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
JSCM — JSC Manual
SABIR — space-based interceptor
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
STF — Satellite Test Facility
NSD — NASA standard detonator
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review

SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
SPA — Space Processing Application
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
LWD — Launch Window Display
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
PLS — Propellant Loading System
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article

NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
LOA — Launch Operations Area
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
SFO — Space Flight Operations
RCS — Reentry Control System
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE
LA — Launch Area
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
SIP — strain isolation pad
ISBRV — International Space Business Review

OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
TTA — Time to Apogee
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
NTD — NASA test director
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
STS — Shuttle Test Station
SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
LS — Launch Site
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
SL — Space Launch
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SIS — Shuttle Information System
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
LOC — launch operations center
SP — Solid Propellant
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)

SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
MO — Manned Orbiter
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
LSS — Large Space Structure
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
OOS — on-orbit station
SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
SPPOL — Space Policy
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
OI — Orbiter Insertion
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
NPC — NASA publication control
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
MARS — Manned Astronautical Research Station
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility

SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
SBS — Skylab Boost System
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
OIT — orbiter integration test
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
SO — Space Operations
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon

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

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

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

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