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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
XEUS — X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission
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)
BNSC — British National Space Centre
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
ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
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
BAE — British Aerospace Systems, LTD
OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
A&L — Approach and Landing
ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
ACPM — Attitude Control Propulsion Motor
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
AFSTC — Air Force Space Technology Center
DAMA — Demand Assigned Multiple Access
SMS — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
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)
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
LCC — Launch Control Center (KSC)
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
KSC — John F. Kennedy Space Center
AFC — Automatic Flight Control
RJD — Reaction Jet Driver
ESTEC — European Space Research and Technology Centre
ARS — Attitude Reference System
DFCS — Digital Flight Control System
AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
RJ/EC — Reaction Jet/Engine Control
CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
SMS — Shuttle Mission Simulator
ACE — Attitude Control Electronics
CSOC — Consolidated Space Operations Center
EADI — Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
SN — Space Network

RJD — Reaction Jet Device
MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
CRRES — Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
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
AACS — Attitude and Antenna Control System
CHSAJ — Chinese Society of Astronautics Journal
ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
SO/SI — space operations and scientific investigation
ISF — Industrial Space Facility
AAFE — Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
AG — Artificial Gravity
LF — Launch Facility
FDS — Flight Dynamics Software
NSTS — National Space Transportation System
NAS — National Airspace System
DSCS — U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System
MHI — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
LES — Lincoln Experimental Satellite
AF — Aft Fuselage
FAO — FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
AMEC — Aft Master Events Controller
ATG — Aerospace Test Group
AFDO — Aft Flight Deck Operator
AFD — Aft Flight Deck
FCOS — Flight Control Operational Software
TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
ISO — Infrared Space Observatory
OMEWG — Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
FID — Flight Implementation Directive
SLSA — Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
LES — Launch Escape Subsystem
MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
OMDP — Orbiter Maintenance Down Period
MLW — Maximum Landing Weight
FED — Flight Events Demonstration
BFCS — Backup Flight Control System

AFAL — Air Force Astronautics Laboratory
ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
SDS — Satellite Data System
LOR — Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
SCF — Satellite Control Facility
CHSST — Chinese Space Science Technology
ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
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
OMV — Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
OSS — Office of Space Sciences
SV — Space Vehicle
CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
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
ACA — Attitude Controller Assembly
FHF — First Horizontal Flight
AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
MLG — Main Landing Gear
AFRPL — Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USA)
LOI — Lunar Orbit Insertion
NPD — NASA Policy Directive
PU — Propellant Utilization
ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
CHJSS — Chinese Journal of Space Science
OML — Orbiter Mold Line
DADS — Dual Air Density Satellite
ALT — approach and landing test
FCDB — Flight Control Data Bus
BMS — Background Measurement Satellite
LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
PHP — Planetary Horizontal Platform
MPS — Materials Processing in Space
ASTRA — Advanced Star Tracker
MAN — Microwave Aerospace Navigation
OMA — Orbiter Maintenance Area

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

DWS — Disaster Warning Satellite
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
NESS — National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
ESDAC — European Space Data Center
FCTS — Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
FDOR — Flight Design Operations Review
SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
MS/MS — Material Science and Manufacturing in Space
AFSD — Air Force Space Division
COFW — Certificate of Flight Worthiness
SSTO — Single-Stage-to-Orbit
BMAG — Body-Mounted Attitude Gyro
SSMB — Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline
NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
CTS — communications technology satellite
NASAL — NASA Circular Letter
OSCRS — orbital spacecraft consumables resupply system
FCOD — Flight Crew Operations Directorate
CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
EOAST — Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
ST — Space Telescope
PBV — Post-Boost Vehicle
FCIM — Flight Control Interface Module
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)
ATCA — attitude translation control assembly
OMRF — Orbiter Modification And Refurbishment Facility
ASCP — Attitude Set Control Panel
POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
ASSESS — Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
SLV — Space Launch Vehicle
SCA — Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
ADS — Attitude Display System
SPVW — Spaceview
FEDP — Facility and Equipment Design Plan
SPRMD — Space Power Resources and Manufacturing Development
FCIP — Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
NASAR — NASA Reference Publication

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

SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
DSIS — Defense Satellite Information System
PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
SOCC — Satellite Operations Control Center
VTS — Vandenberg Tracking Station (AFSCN)
SEWS — Satellite Early Warning System
STICA — Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Applications
ARCOMSAT — Arab League communications satellite
SI — Scientific Investigation
LPS — Launch Processing System
SAREX — Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
ACDS — Attitude Control & Determination System
SAEF — Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility
MOF — Manned Orbital Flight
LVO — Launch Vehicle Operations
CLSO — Contingency Landing Support Officer
RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
NCOS — National Commission on Space
SSO — Space Shuttle Orbiter
SPART — Space Research and Technology
MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
ALFA — Air-Lubricated Free Attitude
LOWG — Landing Operations Working Group
LSAH — Launch Site Accommodations Handbook
MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
KATS — Ksc Avionics Test Set
RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
LRB — Liquid Rocket Booster
LME — Launch Monitor Equipment
COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
MLGS — Microwave Landing Guidance System
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
BFC — Backup Flight Computer
MFTAD — Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
LEV — Lunar Excursion Vehicle
LUT — Launch Umbilical Tower
TDRS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
NSI — NASA Science Internet
MACS — Modular Attitude Control System
EGNOS — European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
POD — Precision Orbit Determination
COP — Co-Orbiting Platform
CAS — Cooperative Application Satellite

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

AW&ST — Aviation Week & Space Technology
MPVA — Main Propellant Valve Actuator
MSFN — Manned Space Flight Network
CPF — Cost Per Flight
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Regulation
OTV — Orbital Transfer Vehicle
ST — Star Tracker
IRANSAT — Iranian Government Communications Satellite
KBAC — Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor
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
RAI — Radar Altimeter Indicator
LLO — Low Lunar Orbit
LSSRC — Life Sciences Shuttle Research Centrifuge
SSF — Space Station Freedom
FCF — First Captive Flight
FCE — Flight Crew Equipment
FCT — Flight Crew Trainer
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
PFCS — Primary Flight Control System
DCP — D-alanyl carrier protein
STG — Space Task Group
SSE — Space Support Equipment
NSP — NASA Support Plan
DF — Development Flight
FDF — Flight Data File
MLF — MDM Launch Forward
PLS — Primary Landing Site
LC — Launch Complex
LOB — Launch Operations Building
MFR — Maximum Flight Rate
LCS — Launch Control System
MUA — Maximum Usable Altitude
MCT — Maximum Climb Thrust
ALDP — Advanced Launch Development Program
SOT — Solar Optical Telescope
FCE — Flight Control Equipment
LS — Landing Site
FCS — Flight Crew System

ELV — Earth Launch Vehicle
FCP — Flight Correction Proposal
FET — Flight Elapsed Time
FD — Flight Day
FDM — Flight Data Manager
FEID — Flight Equipment Interface Device
FDS — Flight Design and Scheduling
PVT — Preflight Verification Test
ALOS — Advanced Land Observing Satellite
SFP — Summary Flight Plan
VHAA — Very High Altitude Abort
OME — Orbital Maneuvering Engine
FCI — Flight Control Indicator
SIMS — Shuttle Inventory Management System
DOI — Descent Orbit Insertion
LM — Lunar Module
CLS — Collecte Localisation Satellites
PALS — precision approach and landing system
PFS — Primary Flight System
FFC — Final Flight Certification
MFT — Mean Flight Time
PFC — Performance Flight Certification
AACS — Attitude & Articulation Control Subsystem
ASCO — Arab Satellite Communications Organization
SSME — Space Shuttle Main Engine
FC — Flight-Critical
LEM — Lunar Excursion Module
FE — Flight Experiment
FCR — Flight Control Room
NGT — NASA Ground Terminal
OTOS — Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
ORU — Orbital Replacement Unit
JANNAF — Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force
STC — Space Technology Center
SDT — Shuttle Data Tape
LCROSS — Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite
NSD — NASA standard detonator
POE — Pilot Operational Equipment
RALT — Radar Altimeter
LDS — Landing, Deservicing and Safing
SNAP — Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power
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
DC — Delta Clipper
ASAT — Anti-Satellite (weapon or system)
EES — Ejection Escape Suit

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

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

OTD — Orbiter Test Director
COROT — Convection Rotation and Planetary Transits
MLP — mobile launch platform
MVM — Mariner Venus/Mercury
SOPC — Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
OOS — orbit-to-orbit Shuttle
SPIF — Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
SSMEC — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller
PVT — Pyrotechnic Verification Test
DODSTP — Department of Defense Standard Satellite
CEA — Center for EUV Astrophysics
LSR — Launch Site Recovery
SGC — Stabilized Ground Cloud
SPPIL — Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
SVAC — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly And Checkout (Facility)
SID — Shuttle Integration Device
ODF — Orbit Determination Facility
LA — Launch Azimuth
SLS — Secondary Landing Site
NASTRAN — NASA Structural Analysis Program
LRV — Lunar Roving Vehicle
RIAPS — Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
STATS — star tracker alignment test set
STME — Space Transportation Main Engine
SMB — Space Meteorology Branch
VLF — Vertical Launch Facility
STDN — Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
VFT — Verification Flight Test
LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporationration
CGRO — Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
MVF — Manned Vertical Flight
NPN — NASA Part Number
SCF — Spacecraft Control Facility
EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
OAST — Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
SODB — Shuttle Operational Data Book
NDGPS — Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
SPIDPO — Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office
UNOOSA — United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
LES — Launch Equipment Shop
FDSC — Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
TIFS — Total In-Flight Simulator
CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
SCDR — Shuttle Critical Design Review
LM&SS — Lunar Mapping and Scientific Survey
NCC — NASA class code
SVO — Space Vehicle Operations (KSC Dir.)
NCC — NASA Communications Control
LMSS — Land Mobile Satellite System
MAPS — Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites

SPICE — Spacelab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe
LPD — Launch Procedure Document
OPSS — Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
SOP — Spacelab OPportunity Payload
SPP — Simulation Planning Panel
SPIRIT — Spatial Infrared Telescope
SFO — Space Flight Operations
SEPAP — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
MEP — Main Engine Propellant
LCA — Launch Control Amplifier
ISSRT — Israel Space Research and Technology Information Bulletin
OFT — Orbital Flight Test
LOC — Launch Operations Complex
SDLV — Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
SSPM — Space Shuttle Program Manager
UMVF — Unmanned Vertical Flight
OSTA — Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
STP — Space Technology Payload
SEADS — Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor
ORT — Orbit Readiness Test
IVSI — Institutentaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
OPI — Orbiter Payload Interrogator
SPARS — Space Precision Attitude Reference System
SMD — Spacelab Mission Development
ISBRV — International Space Business Review
ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
PAMELA — Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
LSAP — Launch Sequence Applications Program
SPAD — Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document
SSCSP — Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel
SFCS — Survival Flight Control System
SEF — Space Environmental Facility
STADAN — Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
PCIL — Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
SBKKV — Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle
SSUS — Spinning Solid Upper Stage
CIRCE — Confusion-limited Infrared Cosmology Explorer
OFTDS — Orbital Flight Test Data System
SPAN — Spacecraft Analysis
OMET — Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
PSF — Propellant Servicing Facility
OPS — Orbiter Project Schedules
ESPC — European Space Power Conference
OES — Orbiter Emergency Site
LCE — Launch Complex Equipment
NEEDS — NASA end-to-end data system
OCH — Orbiter Common Hardware
OAO — Orbital Astronomical Observatory
RCS — Reentry Control System
OIT — orbiter integration test

SMVP — Shuttle Master Verification Plan
LWD — Launch Window Display
LRV — launch readiness verification
SANS — Stellar Autonomous Navigation System
SSPF — Space Station Processing Facility
SSPS — Solar Satellite Power Station
SATS — Small Applications Technology Satellite
OFP — Orbiter Flight Program
TALAR — tactical approach and landing radar
OARE — Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment
SLF — Shuttle Landing Facility (OLF)
OCF — Orbiter Computational Facilities
SRU — Space Replaceable Unit
LCE — Launch Complex Engineer
FACC — Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporationration
SBDEWSIM — space-based, directed-energy weapon simulation
LASS — large-amplitude space simulator
PVA — Propellant Valve Actuator
LSB — Launch Support Building
NSTL — National Space Technology Laboratories (NASA)
TT&C — Telemetry, Tracking and Communications
NSO — NASA Support Operation
SOARS — Shuttle Operation Automated Reporting System
EFP — ESA Furnished Property
QTV — Qualification Test Vehicle
SSSS — Space Shuttle System Specification
SIP — strain isolation pad
SDM — Shuttle Data Management
PTV — Pathfinder Test Vehicle
SESC — Shuttle Events Sequential Control
MPS — Material Processing Satellite
STC — Spacecraft Test Conductor
SAMP — Shuttle Automated Mass Properties
RDS — Rocketdyne Digital Simulator
SIS — Shuttle Interface Simulator
SFOM — Shuttle Flight Operations Manual
SPADATS — Space Defense Acquisition and Tracking System
IRR — Integral Rocket Ramjet
SOR — Stable Orbit Rendezvous
ASPOC — Active Spacecraft Potential Control
ULO — Unmanned Launch Operations
NS — Nuclear Shuttle
MVI — Microgravity Vestibular Investigation
STAR — Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Report
DSCS — Defense Support Communication Satellite
ACP — Astronaut Control Panel
OIA — Orbiter Interface Adapter
TEA — Torque Equilibrium Attitude
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Document
SDSS — Space Divisionsion Shuttle Simulator

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

SDE — Space Divisionsion Evaluator
MT — Mission Trajectory
SSMECA — Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly
SABIR — space-based interceptor
STADAN — Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network
STBE — Space Transportation Booster Engine
SDP — Shuttle Data Processor
MEV — Mars Excursion Vehicle
STS — Shuttle Test Station
PSIG — Propulsion Systems Integration Group
SSRMS — Space Station Remote Manipulator System
SSFL — Santa Susana Field Laboratory
MO — Manned Orbiter
ERS — European Remote Sensing Satellite System
PLPS — Propellant Loading and Pressurization System
OCDR — Orbiter Critical Design Review
SSSC — Space Station Support Center
SSIS — Space Station Information System
LA — Launch Area
SRD — Shuttle Requirements Definition
SPN — Shuttle Project Notice (KSC)
SRT — Shuttle Requirements Traceability
SSWP — Space Station Work Package
SVB — Space Vehicle Booster
SIE — Shuttle Interface Equipment
SSIP — Shuttle Student Involvement Project
SB — Space Base
SSPPSG — Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group
OSTP — Orbiting System Test Plan
TOW — Tank and Orbiter Weight
OAMS — orbital attitude and maneuvering system
SSEOS — Space Shuttle Engineering and Operations Support
OSTO — Office of Space Transportation Operations
SECS — Shuttle Events Control Subsystem
SOCAR — Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Report
RAI — Roll Attitude Indicator
SIT — Shuttle Interface Test
NUSTAR — Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
SSPP — Space Station Program Participant
SNPO — Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
OSDH — Orbiter System Definition Handbook
OST — Orbiter SuPport Trolley
SL — Space Launch
SSPD — Shuttle System Payload Data
SPICE — Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment
OIC — Orbital Integrated Checkout
SSIBD — Shuttle System Interface Block Diagram
TT&C — Tracking, Telemetry, and Command
OME — Orbiter Main Engine
SSCHS — Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System

SS — Space Segment
RREA — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly
RREU — Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit
OI — Orbiter Insertion
SCS — Spacecraft Control System
NTSO — NASA Test Support Office
MRSR — Mars Rover Sample Return
LOA — Launch Operations Area
SARP — Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program
OCTW — Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window
SIMAS — Shuttle Information Management Accountability System
NRDS — Nuclear Rocket Development Station
ONBT — Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
OMR — Orbiter Management Review
OOS — on-orbit station
SOCH — Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware
SBS — Scientific Business Satellite
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar
LSS — Large Space Structure
STAG — Shuttle Turnaround AnalYsis Group
SSTC — Space Shuttle Test Conductor
SODS — Shuttle Operational Data System
PRTLS — Powered Return to Launch Site
PSDE — Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation
SSPGSE — Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
LSOC — Lockheed Space Operations Company
MLV — Medium Lift Vehicle
SDCCC — Space Defense Command Communication Center
SMVRD — Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
SBSS — Space-Based Surveillance System
SBI — Space-Based Interceptor
NSIF — Near-Space Instituteumentation Facility
SCAN — Shuttle Connector Analysis Network
JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration System
NOES — National Operational Environmental Satellite Serv.
SRR — Shuttle Requirements Review
EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
SFSS — Satellite Field Service Station
SV — Shuttle Vehicle
SSA — Space Suit Assembly
SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
SO — Space Operations
SAMS — Space Acceleration Measurement System
OPPAR — orbiter project parts authorization request
SFS — Shuttle Flight Status
SOIS — Spacelab/orbiter interface simulator
SPAH — Spacelab Payload Accommodations Handbook
SVAB — Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building
SSITP — Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan
SBS — Skylab Boost System

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

SODS — Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System
SIS — Shuttle Information System
SSCL — Shuttle System Commonality List
SAD — Shuttle Authorized Document
SSLV — Standard Small Launch Vehicle
SBKKVWS — space-based kinetic kill vehicle weapon system
NTD — NASA test director
SERS — Shuttle Equipment Record System
LS — Launch Site
SS — Shuttle System
NMI — NASA Management Instituteuction
SEPAR — Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report
SSAT — SPace Shuttle Access Tower (now FSS)
SPS — Shuttle Procedures Simulator
SMS — Solar Maximum Satellite
SBKEW — space-based kinetic-energy weapon
SSCB — Space Station Control Board
TDS — Technology Demonstration Satellite
OI — Orbiter Instituteumentation
SRBDF — SRB Disassembly Facility
SSOP — Space Systems Operating Procedure(s)
TKSC — Tsukuba Space Center
NPS — NASA Planning Studies
LOC — launch operations center
VISTAR — visible space tracking and reconnaissance
TFI — Time from Ignition
SSE — Space shuttle engine
SWAS — Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
ULV — Unmanned Launch Vehicle
OIS — Orbiter Instituteumentation Systems
VTF — Vertical Test Flight
LOD — Launch Operations Divisionsion
TGS — Telemetry Ground System
TR/SBS — Teleoperator Retrieval/Skylab Boost System
USASDG — United States Army Space Defense Group
SAM — Shuttle Activation Monitor
SSP — Subsolar Point
PSV — Planetary Space Vehicle
SAM — Shuttle Attachment ManiPulator
TP — Time to Perigee
NRALT — NASA radar altimeter
SRBAB — SRB Assembly Building
USASATCOMA — United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency
ST — Spacelab Technology
WSMCR — Western Space and Missile Center Range
VGRF — Variable-Gravity Research Facility
UPS — Upright Perigee Stage
SD — Space Divisionsion
TIG — time of ignition
TAUVEX — Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer

VPLCC — Vehicle Propellant Loading Control Center
VRM — Venus Radar Mapper
TOI — Transfer Orbit Insertion
SIT — Shuttle Integrated Test
TR — time to retrofire
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
TFS — Telemetry Format Selection
TFL — Time from Launch
TIO — Target Insertion Orbit
VLS — Vandenberg Launch Site
TR — Teleoperator Retrieval

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