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OASCB — Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
DRSS — Data Relay Satellite System
XEUS — X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
MLS — Microwave Landing System
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
RSSPO — Resident Space Shuttle Project Officer
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
OFP — Operational Flight Program
UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
ESA — European Space Agency
RJC — Reaction Jet Control
COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
ADC — Aerospace Defense Command
CCSDS — Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
RJDF — Reaction Jet Driver Forward
ISS — International Space Station
RJDA — Reaction Jet Driver Aft
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
FD — Flight Director
ELV — Expendable Launch Vehicle
DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
STS — Space Transportation System
SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
LRR — Launch Readiness Review
BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
ATS — applications technology satellite
AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
RJD — Reaction Jet Driver
NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
BNSC — British National Space Centre
RJ — Reaction Jet
RJ/EC — Reaction Jet/Engine Control
ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
RJD — Reaction Jet Device
AL — Approach and Landing
EC — Engine Control
SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
ATS — Advanced Technology Satellite
NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
SMS — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
AMU — Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
A&L — Approach and Landing
A&P — Attitude and Pointing

DFCS — Digital Flight Control System
OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
COMSP — Commercial Space
AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
PLS — Personnel Launch System
NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
BAE — British Aerospace Systems, LTD
COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
ALS — Automatic Landing System
AFO — Announced Flight Opportunity
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
ACS — Attitude Control System
ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
ABM — Apogee Boost Motor
FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
ISF — Industrial Space Facility
DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
DRS — Data Relay Satellite
SN — Space Network
NAS — National Airspace System
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
AFT — Atmospheric Flight Test
COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
STP — Space Test Program
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
FCAP — Flight Control Applications Program
ABE — air-based electronics
ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
SMS — Shuttle Mission Simulator
MHI — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
AG — Artificial Gravity
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
BFS — Backup Flight System
AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer

ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
RPL — Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
OML — Orbiter Mold Line
AFD — Aft Flight Deck
LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
AF — Aft Fuselage
FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
SAS — Small Astronomy Satellite
AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
ATG — Aerospace Test Group
CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
FDL — Flight Director Loop
ATO — Abort To Orbit
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
PIO — Pilot-Induced Oscillation
BFCS — Backup Flight Control System
MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
VLS — Vertical Launch System
FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
FDS — Flight Dynamics Software
SCF — Satellite Control Facility
ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
ARS — Attitude Reference System
RAE — Royal Aerospace Establishment
OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
CHJAA — Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
NASP — National Aerospace Plane
BAT — Burst Alert Telescope

LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
ALT — approach and landing test
MFF — MDM Flight Forward
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
SV — Space Vehicle
ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
FDO — Flight Dynamics Officer
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
ND — NASA Document
SFT — Simulated Flight Test
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
ALS — Advanced Launch System
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
PU — Propellant Utilization
KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
RTF — Return To Flight
SSP — Space Shuttle Program
APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
LF — Launch Facility
CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation

CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle
FAR — Flight Acceptance Review
MLG — Main Landing Gear
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
STC — Satellite Test Center
COP — Co-Orbiting Platform
SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
FC — Flight Control
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
SDS — Satellite Data System
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
FHST — fixed-head star tracker
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
JP — Jet Propellant
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
FFM — free-flying module
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
ST — Space Telescope
DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe

CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
BFC — Backup Flight Computer
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
SPVW — Spaceview
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
AFSD — Air Force Space Division
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
RV — Reentry Vehicle
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
OFP — Operational Flight Profile
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite

SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
ACS — Aft Crew Station
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
ADS — Attitude Display System
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
TTA — Time to Apogee
OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
NCOS — National Commission on Space
LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
EEM — Earth Entry Module
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
FDS — Flight Dynamics System
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
REM — Rocket Engine Module
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center

MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
SI — Scientific Investigation
ESRIN — European Space Research Institute
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
DSS — Deep Space Station
LON — Launch on Need
SOF — Safety Of Flight
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
FCF — Functional Check Flight
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
LPS — Launch Processing System
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
SRL — Space Radar Laboratory
NSI — NASA Science Internet
ASTD — Advanced Space Technology Division
CTS — communications technology satellite
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
SPART — Space Research and Technology
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
SPMAR — Space Markets
SOI — Space Object Identification
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
CPF — Cost Per Flight
LCC — Launch Control Complex
LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System

ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
FCI — Flight Crew Integration
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
ESOC — European Space Operations Center
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
MSSTM — military space system technology model
TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
SSF — Space Station Freedom
LC — Launch Complex
TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
KPD — KSC Program Directive
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
DF — Development Flight
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
SBL — Space-Based Laser
FCS — Flight Crew System
SLC — Space Launch Complex
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
FD — Flight Day
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
SSE — Space Support Equipment
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
STG — Space Task Group
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
L&L — Launch And Landing
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
ST — Star Tracker

RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
PLS — Primary Landing Site
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
FES — Flight Element Set
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
FDM — Flight Data Manager
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
LS — Landing Site
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
EVM — Earth-viewing module
ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
FC — Flight-Critical
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
TTP — Time to Perigee
TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
PFS — Primary Flight System
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
LOA — Landing Operations Area
FCF — First Captive Flight
FE — Flight Experiment
JSCM — JSC Manual
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
LOB — Launch Operations Building
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
MFT — Mean Flight Time
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit

FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
FC — Flight Computer
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
DC — Delta Clipper
FDS — Flight Design System
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
NHB — NASA Handbook
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
FCR — Flight Control Room
STC — Space Technology Center
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
RALT — Radar Altimeter
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
RR — Rendezvous Radar
SS — Space Shuttle
LM — Lunar Module
WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
FFC — Final Flight Certification
VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
NSP — NASA Support Plan
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
FDF — Flight Data File
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
EES — Ejection Escape Suit
RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
PALS — precision approach and landing system
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE

LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
FCT — flight control team
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
PF — Powered Flight
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
SSP — Space Station Program
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
LPD — Landing Point Designator
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
LCS — Launch Control System
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
LOD — Launch Operations Directorate
KN — KSC Notice
ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
CES — Conical Earth Sensor
RP — Rocket Propellant
SDS — Space Defense System
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
PLS — Propellant Loading System
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
NASO — North American Space Operations
NSD — NASA standard detonator
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan

PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
RAPCON — radar approach and control
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
CES — Crew Escape System
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
SIP — strain isolation pad
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
VFT — Verification Flight Test
LA — Launch Azimuth
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
MSF — Manned Space Flight

SPS — Satellite Power System
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
USA — United Space Alliance
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
LS — Launch Sequence
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
LSA — launch services agreement
OV — Orbital Vehicle
MLP — mobile launch platform
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
LRV — launch readiness verification
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
NSO — NASA Support Operation
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
OSS — Orbiting Space Station
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
LSB — Launch Support Building
NCC — NASA Communications Control
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
STP — Space Technology Payload
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout

OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
LWD — Launch Window Display
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
NPN — NASA Part Number
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
STF — Satellite Test Facility
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
MT — Mission Trajectory
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
NCC — NASA class code
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
OF — Orbital Flight
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar

SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
PU — Propellant Unit
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
SB — Space Base
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
STS — Shuttle Test Station
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
SPA — Space Processing Application
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
ISBRV — International Space Business Review
SID — Shuttle Integration Device

SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
SP — Solid Propellant
EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
SFO — Space Flight Operations
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
LC — Launch Countdown
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System

SPPOL — Space Policy
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
SABIR — space-based interceptor
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
LA — Launch Area
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
SSIS — Space Station Information System
LSS — Large Space Structure
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
SO — Space Operations

SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
LOA — Launch Operations Area
RCS — Reentry Control System
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
OIT — orbiter integration test
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
OOS — on-orbit station
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
SSDS — Space Station Data System
SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building

SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
SS — Space Segment
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
NTD — NASA test director
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
LS — Launch Site
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
SSST — Space Station System Trainer
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
MO — Manned Orbiter
SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
SIS — Shuttle Information System
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
NPC — NASA publication control
SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer

TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
LOC — launch operations center
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
SL — Space Launch
SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
ST — Spacelab Technology
SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
SBS — Skylab Boost System
SS — Shuttle System
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SEM — space environment monitoring
ULO — Unmanned Launch Operations
SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
SSE — Space shuttle engine
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
OI — Orbiter Insertion
SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
TKSC — Tsukuba Space Center
TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
VISTAR — visible space tracking and reconnaissance
UNSC — United Nations Space Command
SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
ULV — Unmanned Launch Vehicle
SD — Space Divisionsion
TGS — Telemetry Ground System
SSP — Subsolar Point
TAUVEX — Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer
TFI — Time from Ignition
SWAS — Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
VRM — Venus Radar Mapper
VGRF — Variable-Gravity Research Facility
TR/SBS — Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System
VTF — Vertical Test Flight
USASDG — United States Army Space Defense Group
UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
TDS — Technology Demonstration Satellite
TOI — Transfer Orbit Insertion
TGSE — Telemetry Ground Support Equipment

USASATCOMA — United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
TMG — Thermal Meteoroid Garment
WIRE — Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
TIG — time of ignition
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Range
TP — Time to Perigee
TFCS — Triplex Flight Control Subsystem
TIR — Terminal Imaging Radar
UOSAT — Universityrsity of Surrey Satellite
VSTAG — Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SW — Solar Wing
VPLCC — Vehicle Propellant Loading Control Center
WUPPE — Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment
TFS — Telemetry Format Selection
VLPS — Vandenberg Launch Processing System
TFL — Time from Launch
TETRA — Terminal Tracking Telescope
VLS — Vandenberg Launch Site
TIO — Target Insertion Orbit
TR — Teleoperator Retrieval
TR — time to retrofire

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