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OASCB — Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
ESA — European Space Agency
DRSS — Data Relay Satellite System
UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
MLS — Microwave Landing System
TACSATCOM — Tactical Satellite Communications
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
OFP — Operational Flight Program
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
RSSPO — Resident Space Shuttle Project Officer
AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
AFSCN — Air Force Satellite Control Network
DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
RJC — Reaction Jet Control
ATS — applications technology satellite
ADC — Aerospace Defense Command
ISS — International Space Station
ELV — Expendable Launch Vehicle
AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
STS — Space Transportation System
JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
CCSDS — Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
AFSAT — Air Force Satellite
BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
DRS — Data Relay Satellite
JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
AFSCF — Air Force Satellite Control Facility
AMU — Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
FD — Flight Director
AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
ATS — Advanced Technology Satellite
LRR — Launch Readiness Review
COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
IP — Instituteuctor Pilot
OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
BAE — British Aerospace Systems, LTD
AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
A&L — Approach and Landing
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
AL — Approach and Landing

A&P — Attitude and Pointing
RJDF — Reaction Jet Driver Forward
CSTC — Consolidated Space Test Center
EC — Engine Control
AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
ALS — Automatic Landing System
ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
FCAP — Flight Control Applications Program
ERTS — Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
ESMC — Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
ACS — Attitude Control System
EOS — Earth Observation Satellite
RJDA — Reaction Jet Driver Aft
FCS — Flight Control System (Subsystem)
ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
SMS — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
COMSP — Commercial Space
LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation
STP — Space Test Program
ABM — Apogee Boost Motor
AFO — Announced Flight Opportunity
MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
CFP — Conceptual Flight Profile
RJ — Reaction Jet
ABE — air-based electronics
NASP — National Aerospace Plane
AFT — Atmospheric Flight Test
RJD — Reaction Jet Driver
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
DFCS — Digital Flight Control System
ARS — Attitude Reference System
RJ/EC — Reaction Jet/Engine Control
AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
SMS — Shuttle Mission Simulator
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
SN — Space Network
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
RJD — Reaction Jet Device

MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
ATO — Abort To Orbit
ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
VLS — Vertical Launch System
MMS — Multimission Modular Spacecraft
PLS — Personnel Launch System
SFACI — Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
ALS — Advanced Launch System
BFS — Backup Flight System
SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
AAIR — Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
ISF — Industrial Space Facility
AG — Artificial Gravity
LF — Launch Facility
FDS — Flight Dynamics Software
NAS — National Airspace System
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
MHI — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
AF — Aft Fuselage
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
ATG — Aerospace Test Group
AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
AFD — Aft Flight Deck
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
BFCS — Backup Flight Control System
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar

SDS — Satellite Data System
LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
SCF — Satellite Control Facility
ALTR — Approach and Landing Test Requirement
ASRM — Abort Solid Rocket Motor
ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
OMRF — Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
LCC — Launch Commit Criteria
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
SV — Space Vehicle
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
AFDE — Aft Flight Deck Equipment
FCTB — Flight Crew Training Building
FDL — Flight Director Loop
KSCAP — Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
ALEXIS — Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
APCA — Aft Power Controller Assembly
LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
MLG — Main Landing Gear
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
PU — Propellant Utilization
OML — Orbiter Mold Line
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
ALT — approach and landing test
FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area
ACPS — Attitude Control Propulsion System
MLV — Medium Launch Vehicle

SDHS — Satellite Data Handling System
SSP — Space Shuttle Program
MSCTN — Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note
SAS — Small Astronomy Satellite
SFT — Simulated Flight Test
AFSC — Air Force Space Command
AVCS — Attitude and Velocity Control System
KAPL — KSC Approved Parts List
DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
L&D — Landing And Deceleration
CHJAA — Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
ESAJ — European Space Agency Journal
RAE — Royal Aerospace Establishment
FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
FDAI — Flight Director Attitude Indicator
CLS — Contingency Landing Site(s)
MMU — Manned Maneuvering Unit
OMCF — Orbiter Maintenance & Checkout Facility
TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
AMLS — Advanced Manned Launch System
MLRS — Multiple Launch Rocket System (US)
JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
DMSS — Defense Meteorological Satellite System
MFF — MDM Flight Forward
SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
ND — NASA Document
DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
RTF — Return To Flight
JSAR — Journal of Space Astronomy Research
AGAA — Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly
FFM — free-flying module
FAR — Flight Acceptance Review
SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
AGCU — Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit
IUS — Inertial UPper Stage (was Interim UPper Stage)
ASCS — Attitude Stabilization and Control System
RPL — Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
ALSA — astronaut life support assembly
PHASP — Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
STC — Satellite Test Center
PIO — Pilot-Induced Oscillation
SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
ASI — Augmented Spark Igniter
FHST — fixed-head star tracker
SSD — Spacecraft Software Divisionsion
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite

SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
CTS — communications technology satellite
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
ST — Space Telescope
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
FEWG — Flight Evaluation Working Group
BAT — Burst Alert Telescope
MAEP — Minimum Autoland Entry Point
ASRM — Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
TTA — Time to Apogee
SLC — Space Launch Complex
NASAC — NASA Conference Publication
IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
FCEF — Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
SPVW — Spaceview
ADS — Attitude Display System
SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
MISSP — Missiles Spacecraft
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
ELS — Eastern Launch Site
SPP — Solar Physics Payload
LDIU — Launch Data Interface Unit
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite

MSVP — Master Shuttle Verification Plan
FC — Flight Control
JAS — Journal of Aerospace Science
EPOC — External Payload Operations Center
BAC — Booster Assembly Contractor
CAPS — Common Attitude Pointing System
OPF — Orbiter Processing Facility
EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
LACB — Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
FDRI — Flight Director Rate Indicator
MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
REM — Rocket Engine Module
FCSM — Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
EOI — Earth Orbit Insertion
MLC — Mobile Launcher Computer
RTLS — Return To Launch Site
LETF — Launch Equipment Test Facility
DSS — Deep Space Station
JANSC — Journal of Astronautical Sciences
AMOOS — Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
FCHL — Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
FDO — Flight Dynamics Officer
SPMAR — Space Markets
NASAS — NASA Special Publication
EEM — Earth Entry Module
TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
NASM — National Air and Space Museum
LON — Launch on Need
SUMS — Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
ASE — Advanced Space Engine
SAIL — Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC)
RV — Reentry Vehicle
POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
WSMC — Western Space and Missile Center
MASDC — Military Aircraft Storage & Disposition Center
LCC — Launch Control Complex
IPACS — integrated power and attitude control system
WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
COMAS — Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
ESOC — European Space Operations Center
PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
LAGS — Launch Abort Guide Simulation
LLP — Launch and Landing Project
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System

ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
SI — Scientific Investigation
LPS — Launch Processing System
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
NCOS — National Commission on Space
MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
SPART — Space Research and Technology
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
JP — Jet Propellant
EEU — Extravehicular Excursion Unit
LAIU — Launch Abort Interface Unit
SPRBU — Space Research Bulgaria
OFP — Operational Flight Profile
NSI — NASA Standard Initiator
ALSE — Astronaut Life Support Equipment
KOM — KSC Organizational Manual
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
BFC — Backup Flight Computer
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
NSI — NASA Science Internet
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite
COP — Co-Orbiting Platform
LRF — Liquid Rocket Fuel
LFV — Lunar Flying Vehicle
ITMG — Integrated Thermal/Micrometeoroid Garment
SMG — Space Flight Meteorology Group
SBL — Space-Based Laser
SOF — Safety Of Flight
QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory

EVM — Earth-viewing module
TTP — Time to Perigee
MODS — Military Orbital Development System
KSSS — KSC Station Set Specification
FIRSSE — Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
MBAC — Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor
CDSF — Commercially Developed Space Facility
MSSTM — military space system technology model
MSOB — Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
LSID — Launch Sequence and Interlock Document
SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
FCF — Functional Check Flight
L&L — Launch And Landing
KPD — KSC Program Directive
LCCD — Launch Commit Criteria Document
MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
FCI — Flight Crew Integration
EORSAT — Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
LDEC — Lunar Docking Events Controller
ANS — Astronomical Netherlands Satellite
LLPO — Launch and Landing Project Office
ACS — Aft Crew Station
NHB — NASA Handbook
SSTS — Space Surveillance and Tracking System
JSCM — JSC Manual
LSTE — Launch Site Transportation Equipment
CSCSAT — Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite
EUROCOMSAT — European consortium communications satellite
SRB — Solid Rocket Boosters
TOS — Transfer Orbit Stage
JPOC — JSC Payload Operations Center
NASCOM — NASA Communications System
SRM — Solid Rocket Motor
POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
PUCS — Propellant Utilization Control System
MSFP — Manned Space Flight Program
SRL — Space Radar Laboratory
OSCAR — Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
SBNPB — Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam
SOI — Space Object Identification
JERS — Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
EHOT — external hydrogen/oxygen tank
LPIF — Launch Package Integration Facility
AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
CPF — Cost Per Flight
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
ST — Star Tracker

KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
SML — Spacecraft Markup Language
FES — Flight Element Set
PLA — Parachute Location Aid
PRB — Parachute Refurbishment Building
DFS — Dynamic Flight Simulator
FDS — Flight Dynamics System
MILA — Merritt Island Launch Area
SPADOC — Space Defense Operations Center
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
SSF — Space Station Freedom
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
FCF — First Captive Flight
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
THEMIS — Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sunstorms
ERS — Entry and Recovery Simulation
NAVSAT — Navigation Satellite
KPRD — KSC Program Requirements Document
PACS — Pointing and Attitude Control System
SPACE — Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
STG — Space Task Group
SSE — Space Support Equipment
NSP — NASA Support Plan
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
FDF — Flight Data File
DF — Development Flight
PLS — Primary Landing Site
LC — Launch Complex
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
LOB — Launch Operations Building
LCS — Launch Control System
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
LS — Landing Site
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
FCS — Flight Crew System
FDM — Flight Data Manager
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
FD — Flight Day
SFP — Summary Flight Plan

ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
PALS — precision approach and landing system
PFS — Primary Flight System
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
LM — Lunar Module
FFC — Final Flight Certification
MFT — Mean Flight Time
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
FC — Flight-Critical
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
FE — Flight Experiment
FCR — Flight Control Room
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
NSD — NASA standard detonator
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
STC — Space Technology Center
RALT — Radar Altimeter
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
RR — Rendezvous Radar
FDS — Flight Design System
TTC — Telemetry Telecommand and Control
FACT — Flight Acceptance Composite Test
FDA — Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
ACTS — Advanced Communication Technology Satellite
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
DC — Delta Clipper
LPD — Landing Point Designator
ECSS — European Cooperation for Space Standardization
LBTP — Launch Base Test Plan
RHS — Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator
EES — Ejection Escape Suit
NFS — NASA FAR Supplement
AFSSD — Air Force Space Systems Divisionsion
PFRT — Preliminary Flight Rating Test

RORSAT — Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
AEGRS — ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing
LDS — Launch Detection Satellite
FC — Flight Computer
SAL — Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
LOA — Landing Operations Area
ESIS — ESA Space Information Systems
PLS — Propellant Loading System
KN — KSC Notice
SPOC — Shuttle Portable on-Board Computer
OAS — Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
ESABU — European Space Agency Bulletin
SS — Space Shuttle
OAA — Orbiter Alternate Airfield
APM — Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
ADFRF — Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
ATAL — Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
SSA — Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
RATO — Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
EES — Emergency Ejection Suit
SBKEWS — space-based kinetic-energy weapon system
SRMS — Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
FAF — First Aerodynamic Flight
SAMTEC — Space and Missile Test Center
PSS — Propellant Supply Subsystem
PF — Powered Flight
FCR — Flight Configuration Review
PMD — PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE
MCA — Maximum Crossing Altitude
OAA — Orbiter Access Arm
PRM — Posigrade Rocket Motor
PFL — Propulsion Field Laboratory
OFK — OPtical Flight Kit
RM — Rendezvous Maneuver
OSS — Orbiting Space Station
SSP — Space Station Program
EUSC — European Union Satellite Centre
USA — United Space Alliance
ITU — Infrared Telescope Unit
SPARTAN — Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
WISE — Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
POP — Prelaunch Operations Plan
SP — Solid Propellant
FDS — flight dynamics simulator
OAFTO — Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
OAS — Orbiter Avionics System
FIE — Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
ROSA — Romanian Space Agency
OAS — Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
LOD — Launch Operations Directorate

AVISO — Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data
SSPO — Space Shuttle Program Office
OSE — Orbital Support Equipment
SDS — Space Defense System
SMIRR — Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
FDRD — Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
UVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
PATH — Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
ORS — Orbital Refueling System
CES — Crew Escape System
FCT — flight control team
OFI — Operational Flight Instituteumentation
OV — Orbital Vehicle
SST — Spacecraft Systems Test
CES — Conical Earth Sensor
NPC — NASA publication control
SAD — Spacecraft Attitude Display
PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
NTS — Navigation Technology Satellite
SVA&C — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout
SEMS — Space Environment Monitor System
SMCC — Shuttle Mission Control Center
VFI — Verification Flight Instituteumentation
NASO — North American Space Operations
LS — Launch Sequence
OTB — Orbiting Tanker Base
LSA — launch services agreement
PSM — Propellant Storage Module
RP — Rocket Propellant
PVO — Pioneer Venus Orbiter
OOS — orbit-to-orbit stage
STA — Shuttle Training Aircraft
MSF — Manned Space Flight
OPM — Outer Planet Mission
RAPCON — radar approach and control
EORC — Earth Observation Research Center
SLCSAT — submarine laser communications satellite
DVB-S — Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
SPS — Satellite Power System
CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by
PFCF — Payload Flight Control Facility
ATDRS — Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
OTD — Orbiter Test Director
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
MLP — mobile launch platform
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test

SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
LA — Launch Azimuth
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
VFT — Verification Flight Test
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
NPN — NASA Part Number
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
NCC — NASA Communications Control
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
NCC — NASA class code
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program

OFT — Orbital Flight Test
SFO — Space Flight Operations
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
STP — Space Technology Payload
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
ISBRV — International Space Business Review
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
LWD — Launch Window Display
SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
LRV — launch readiness verification
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
RCS — Reentry Control System
OIT — orbiter integration test
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit

TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
LSB — Launch Support Building
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
NSO — NASA Support Operation
TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
SIP — strain isolation pad
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
ULO — Unmanned Launch Operations
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
STF — Satellite Test Facility
OGMT — Orbiter Greenwich Mean Time
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator
PQGS — Propellant Quantity Gauging System
SERB — Shuttle Engineering Review Board
SAB — Spacecraft Assembly Building
EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite
ESTP — European Space Technology Platform

SPF — Spacelab Processing Facility
OF — Orbital Flight
STP — Shuttle Technology Panel
OLSP — Orbiter Logistics Support Plan
MILCOMSAT — Military Communications Satellite
SBDEW — space-based, directed-energy weapon
EVA — Extravehicular Activity
SDR — Spacelab DisPosition Record (ESA)
OTC — Orbiter Test Conductor
SSTF — Space Station Training Facility
OPO — Orbiter Project Office
SPADS — Shuttle Problem Analysis Data System
DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
PDA — Propellant Drain Area
STACC — Standard Telemetry And Communications Component
OSTDS — Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems (NASA)
SPIRE — Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment
SPIMS — Shuttle Program Information Management System
LEM — Launch Escape Monitor
OSTS — Office of Space Transportation Systems
PFTA — Payload Flight Test Article
SPPOL — Space Policy
FAT — Flight Attitude Table
SPADE — Space Acquisition Defense Experiment
SPA — Space Processing Application
SBLIP — Space-Based Laser Intercept Program
MEM — Mars Excursion Module
SSFP — Space Station Freedom Program
SSS — Spinning Sun Sensor
OFS — Orbiter Functional Simulator
SIMS — Shuttle Imaging Microwave System
OPIS — Orbiter Prime Item Specification
SPADCCS — Space Defense Command and Control System
SFOF — Space Flight Operations Facility
PU — Propellant Unit
SST — Space Surveillance and Tracking
OEAS — Orbital Emergency Arresting System
SRAG — Space Radiation Analysis Group
SMES — Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator
CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
OPLF — Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
NERVA — Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
STS — Shuttle Test Station
SABIR — space-based interceptor
SS&A — Space Systems And Applications
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly

STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
MT — Mission Trajectory
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
MO — Manned Orbiter
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
LA — Launch Area
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
SSIS — Space Station Information System
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
SB — Space Base
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
SL — Space Launch
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
SS — Space Segment
OI — Orbiter Insertion
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System
TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer

OMR — Orbiter Management Review
OOS — on-orbit station
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
LOA — Launch Operations Area
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
LSS — Large Space Structure
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
SO — Space Operations
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
ORD — Orbital Requirements Document
SNSO — Space Nuclear SYstems Office
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
SBS — Skylab Boost System
OMS — orbital maneuvering system
PUV — Propellant Utilization Valve
SM — Shuttle Management (KSC)
SSPC — Spacelab Stored Program Command
SDCOC — Space Defense Command Operations Center

PVA — Preburner Valve Actuator
SSST — Space Station System Trainer
OLOW — orbiter lift-off weight
SIRTF — Shuttle InfraRed Telescope Facility
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study)
SSPDS — Space Shuttle Payload Data Study
OOSDP — on-orbit station distribution panel
SSCC — Space Station Control Center
KMI — KSC Management Instituteuction
SSPS — Space Shuttle Program Schedule
IRBS — Intermediate-Range Booster System
SMSCC — Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex
PUGS — propellant utilization and gauging system
SSC — Shuttle System Contractor
SATAF — Shuttle Activation Task Force
SSPRO — Space Shuttle Program Resident Office
NPSS — NASA Packet Switching System
SSPDA — Space Shuttle Payload Data Activity
OSC — Orbital Sciences Corporationration
MARS — Manned Astronautical Research Station
OIVS — Orbiter Interface Verification Set
SSPE — SPACE STATION PROGRAM ELEMENT
SPII — Shuttle Program Implementation Instituteuction
SSDS — Space Station Data System
SSUSP — Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project
STL — Space Technology Laboratories
SVB — Shuttle Vehicle Booster
UNSC — United Nations Space Command
SOAR — Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements
SUMC — Space Ultrareliable Modular Computer
PTCS — Propellant Tanking Computer System
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Description
CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instituteument for Shuttle
LC — Launch Countdown
PMC — Permanently Manned Capability (of Space Station)
SDD — Shuttle Design Directive
SEM — space environment monitoring
SES — Shuttle engineering simulator
TGS — Telemetry Ground Station
SSFGSS — Space Shuttle Flight and Ground System Specification
SPC — Shuttle Processing Contract
KOI — KSC Operation Instituteuction
SEPS — Solar Electric Propulsion System
SRF — Shuttle Refurbishment Facility
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
SIS — Shuttle Information System
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document

SS — Shuttle System
NTD — NASA test director
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
LS — Launch Site
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
TDS — Technology Demonstration Satellite
SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
TKSC — Tsukuba Space Center
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
VISTAR — visible space tracking and reconnaissance
LOC — launch operations center
TFI — Time from Ignition
SSE — Space shuttle engine
SWAS — Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
VTF — Vertical Test Flight
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
TR/SBS — Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System
TGS — Telemetry Ground System
USASDG — United States Army Space Defense Group
SSP — Subsolar Point
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
TP — Time to Perigee
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
USASATCOMA — United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Range
ST — Spacelab Technology
UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
VGRF — Variable-Gravity Research Facility
SD — Space Divisionsion
VPLCC — Vehicle Propellant Loading Control Center
TIG — time of ignition
VRM — Venus Radar Mapper
TOI — Transfer Orbit Insertion
TR — time to retrofire
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
TMG — Thermal Meteoroid Garment
TIR — Terminal Imaging Radar
TGSE — Telemetry Ground Support Equipment

WIRE — Wide-Field Infrared Explorer
VSTAG — Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
TETRA — Terminal Tracking Telescope
TFCS — Triplex Flight Control Subsystem
SW — Solar Wing
WUPPE — Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment
UOSAT — Universityrsity of Surrey Satellite
VLPS — Vandenberg Launch Processing System
TFL — Time from Launch
TFS — Telemetry Format Selection
TIO — Target Insertion Orbit
VLS — Vandenberg Launch Site
TR — Teleoperator Retrieval

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