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Return-path: <ota+space.mail-errors@andrew.cmu.edu> X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from beak.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID </afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/Mailbox/UZSV6be00VcJM6DU4T>; Mon, 4 Dec 89 01:41:44 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <sZSV6H-00VcJ06Bk4L@andrew.cmu.edu> Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Mon, 4 Dec 89 01:41:23 -0500 (EST) Subject: SPACE Digest V10 #305 SPACE Digest Volume 10 : Issue 305 Today's Topics: Re: NASA document abbreviations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 4 Dec 89 05:31:43 GMT From: trident.arc.nasa.gov!yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) Subject: Re: NASA document abbreviations In article <8912040026.AA24126@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> A6@ESOC.BITNET (Hermann Schneider) writes: >----------------- Message requiring your approval (11 lines) ------------------ > > >I got the information, that there is a NASA document 'NASA GP1052' with >title 'Shuttle & Payload Acronyms & Abbreviations'. I am sure that many >readers of SPACE-L would appreciate to have this document. Can somebody >retrieve an electronic copy of this document and distribute it to this >List? At least I would be very thankful. I'm not sure about GP1052 (I wouldn't know how to get a document by number if I wanted to). The following list comes from the Spacelink BBS. If it doesn't contain everything you want, let me know. I have other lists. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS A Ampere A/A Air-to-air A/G Air-to-ground A/L Approach and landing AA Accelerometer assembly ABE Arm-based electronics ACCU Audio central control unit ACE Automatic checkout equipment ACIP Aerodynamic coefficient identification package ACK Acknowledge ADI Attitude director indicator ADS Air data system ADS Audio distribution system ADTA Air data transducer assembly AFB Air Force Base AFD Aft flight deck AFRSI Advanced flexible reusable surface insulation AFSCF Air Force Satellite Control Facility AFTA Aft frame tilt actuator AGL Above ground level AGS Anti-gravity suit ALC Aft load controller ALCA Aft load controller assembly ALT Approach and landing test AMC Aft motor controller AMEU Alpha Mach indicator electronic unit AMI Alpha Mach indicator AOA Abort once around APC Aft power controller APCA Aft power controller assembly APU Auxiliary power unit ARF Assembly and refurbishment facility ARIA Advanced range instrumentation aircraft ARPCS Atmosphere revitalization pressure control system ARS Air revitalization system ASA Aerosurface servoamplifier ASCS Atmosphere storage and control subsystem (Spacelab) ASE Airborne support equipment ASI Augmented spark igniter ATC Air traffic control ATCS Active thermal control system ATE Automatic test equipment ATO Abort to orbit ATU Audio terminal unit ATVC Ascent thrust vector control AUX Auxiliary AVVEU Altitude/vertical velocity indicator electronic unit AVVI Altitude/vertical velocity indicator BDA Backup drive amplifier BFC Backup flight control BFCS Backup flight control system BFS Backup flight system BITE Built-in test equipment BSM Booster separation motor C&T Communications and tracking C/W Caution and warning CAPS Crew altitude protection system CCA Communications carrier assembly CCAFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCMS Checkout, control and monitor system CCTV Closed-circuit television CCU Crew communications unit CCU Communications carrier umbilical CCV Chamber coolant valve CDF Confined detonating fuse CDI Course deviation indicator CDMS Command and data management system CDS Central data subsystem c.g. Center of gravity CEIT Crew equipment interface test CI Course (deviation display) invalid CIA Controller interface assembly CICU Communication interface control unit CIS Communications interface system CITE Cargo integration test equipment CIU Communication interface unit CO Carbon monoxide CO2 Carbon dioxide COAS Crewman optical alignment sight CPI Crosspointer indicator CPU Central processor unit CRT Cathode ray tube CSS Control stick steering D&C Displays and controls DA Deployed assembly DA Distribution assembly DAP Digital autopilot DBC Data bus coupler DBIA Data bus isolation amplifier DBN Data bus network DCC Data computation complex (JSC) DCM Display and control module DDT&E Design, development, test and evaluation DDU Display driver unit DEA Deployed electronics assembly DEU Display electronics unit DFI Development flight instrumentation DFRF Dryden Flight Research Facility DHE Data-handling equipment DK Display keyboard DME Distance-measuring equipment DOD Department of Defense DOMSAT Domestic satellite dP/dT Delta pressure/delta time DPA Data processing assembly DPS Data processing system DSC Dedicated signal conditioner DSN Deep-Space Network DU Display unit EAFB Edwards Air Force Base EAS Equivalent airspeed ECG Electrocardiograph ECLSS Environmental control and life support system ECU Electrical control unit EED Electroexplosive device EES Escape ejection suit EI Entry interface EIU Engine interface unit EMK Emergency medical kit EMU Extravehicular mobility unit EPDS Electrical power distribution subsystem EPDU Electrical power distribution unit EPS Electrical power system ESA European Space Agency ESA Explosive safe area (KSC) ESRO European Space Research Organization ESS Equipment support section ESS Essential ESVS Escape suit ventilation system ET External tank ETR Eastern test range EVA Extavehicular activity FA Flight aft FAA Federal Aviation Agency FC Flight control FC Flight critical FC Fuel cell FCA Forward controller assembly FCL Freon coolant loop FCOS Flight computer operating system FCOS Flight control operational software FCP Fuel cell power plant FCR Flight Control Room FCS Flight control system FDF Flight data file FDM Frequency division multiplexer FES Flash evaporator system FF Flight forward FL Forward link FLCA Forward load controller assembly FM Frequency modulation, frequency modulated FMSP FM signal processor FPCA Forward power controller assembly fps Feet per second fps2 Feet per second squared FRCI Fibrous refractory composite insulation FRCS Forward reaction control system FRSI Flexible reusable surface insulation FSS Fixed service structure G&N Guidance and navigation G/S Guided steering GCIL Ground command interface logic GH2 Gaseous hydrogen GN2 Gaseous nitrogen GN&C Guidance, navigation and control GMT Greenwich Mean Time GO2 Gaseous oxygen GPC General-purpose computer GS Glide slope GSE Ground support equipment GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center GSI Glide slope indicator GSTDN Ground space flight tracking and data network H2 Hydrogen HAC Heading alignment cylinder HAINS High-accuracy inertial navigation system HAL/S High-order assembly language/ shuttle HDR High data rate HDRR High-data-rate recorder HIP Hardware interface program HiRAP High-resolution accelerometer package HIU Headset interface unit H2O Water HMCF Hypergolic Maintenance and Checkout Facility HPFT High-pressure fuel turbopump HPOT High-pressure oxidizer turbopump HPU Hydraulic power unit HRD High-rate dosimeter HRM High-rate multiplexer HRSI High-temperature reusable surface insulation HSI Horizontal situation indicator HUD Head-up display I-load Initial-load IC Intercomputer communication ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IEA Integrated electronic assembly IMU Inertial measurement unit IOP Input/output processor IP Instrumentation/pulse code modulation master unit data bus IPL Initial program load ITA Integrated test article IU Interface unit IUS Inertial upper stage IVA Intravehicular activity JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory JSC Johnson Space Center kbps kilobits per second KBU Keyboard unit KSA Ku-band single access KSC Kennedy Space Center KUSP Ku-band signal processor LCA Load controller assembly LCC Launch Control Center (KSC) LCG Liquid-cooled garment LCVG Liquid cooling and ventilation garment LDR Low data rate LED Light-emitting diode LESS Leading edge structure subsystem LETF Launch Equipment Test Facility (KSC) LH2 Liquid hydrogen LiOH Lithium hydroxide LO2 Liquid oxygen LPFT Low-pressure fuel turbopump LPOT Low-pressure oxidizer turbopump LPS Launch processing system LRSI Low-temperature reusable surface insulation LRU Line-replaceable unit LVLH Local vertical/local horizontal LWHS Lightweight headset MA Multiple-access MAC Mean aerodynamic chord MADS Modular auxiliary data system MBK Medications and bandage kit Mbps Megabits per second MCC Main combustion chamber MCC-H Mission Control Center-Houston MCDS Multifunction CRT display system MCIU Manipulator controller interface unit MCM MADS control module MCP Monitoring and control panel MDA Motor drive amplifier MDD Mate/demate device MDF Mild detonating fuse MDM Multiplexer/demultiplexer MEC Master events controller MECO Main engine cutoff MEP Minimum entry point MET Mission elapsed time MFV Main fuel valve MHA Multiple headset adapter MIA Multiplexer interface adapter MLG Main landing gear MLP Mobile launcher platform MLS Microwave landing system MM Major mode or mass memory MMC Mid motor controller MMCA Mid motor controller assembly MMH Monomethyl hydrazine MMS Multimission modular spacecraft MMSE Multiuse mission support equipment MMU Manned maneuvering unit MMU Mass memory unit MOV Main oxidizer valve MPC Mid power controller MPCA Mid power controller assembly MPL Minimum power level MRL Manipulator retention latch MPM Manipulator positioning mechanism MPS Main propulsion system MPSR Multipurpose Support Room MPST Multipurpose support team MPTA Main propulsion test article MRL Manipulator retention latch MSBLS Microwave scan beam landing system MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center MTU Master timing unit MTVC Manual thrust vector control N2 Nitrogen NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nascom NASA communications network NC Normally closed NCC Network Control Center (GSFC) NEP Nominal entry point NGT NASA Ground Terminal NH3 Ammonia NLG Nose landing gear nmi Nautical mile N2O4 Nitrogen tetroxide NO Normally open NOCC Network Operations Control Center (GSFC) NSD NASA standard detonator NSGT NASA Ground Terminal NSP Network signal processor NSTL National Space Technology Laboratories (Stennis Space Center) NWS Nose wheel steering O&C Operations and checkout O&C Operations and control O2 Oxygen OAA Orbiter access arm OBS Operational bioinstrumentation system OEX Orbiter experiments OFI Operational flight instrumentation OI Operational instrumentation OMRF Orbiter Modification and Refurbishment Facility OMS Orbital maneuvering system OPF Orbiter Processing Facility OPOV Oxidizer preburner oxidizer valve OPS Operational sequence OTV Orbital transfer vehicle OV Orbiter vehicle Pc Chamber pressure PAF Payload attach fitting PAM Payload assist module PASS Primary avionics software system PB Playback PBI Push button indicator PBS Protective breathing system PCA Pneumatic control assembly PCA Power controller assembly PCM Pulse code modulation PCMMU Pulse code modulation master unit PCR Payload changeout room \ PCTR Pad connection terminal room PDF Pocket dosimeter FEMA PDH Pocket dosimeter high PDL Pocket dosimeter low PDRS Payload deployment and retrieval system PDU Power drive unit PEAP Personal egress air pack PEG Powered explicit guidance PGHM Payload ground handling mechanism PHF Payload handling fixture PHSF Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility PI Payload interrogator PIC Pyroinitiator controller PL Payload PLB Payload bay PLSP Payload signal processor PLSS Portable life support system PM Phase modulation, phase modulated POCC Payload Operations Control Center POR Point of resolution POS Portable oxygen system PPO2 Oxygen partial pressure PPP Payload patch panel PRL Priority rate limiting PROM Progammable read-only memory PRSD Power reactant storage and distribution psi Pounds per square inch psia Pounds per square inch absolute psid Pounds per square inch differential psig Pounds per square inch gauge PSP Payload signal processor PTC Passive thermal control PTT Push to talk QD Quick disconnect RA Radar altimeter RAAB Remote amplifier acquisition and advisory box rad Radiation equivalent dose RAM Random-access memory RAU Remote acquisition unit RCC Reinforced carbon-carbon RCS Reaction control system rem Roentgen equivalent in man RF Radio frequency RGA Rate gyro assembly RHC Rotational hand controller RJD Reaction jet driver RL Return link RM Redundancy management RMS Remote manipulator system rms Root mean square RPC Remote power controller RPL Rated power level RPSF Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility RPTA Rudder pedal transducer assembly RS Redundant set (computers) RSF Refurbishment and Subassembly Facility (KSC) RSS Range safety system RSS Rotating service structure RTC Real-time command RTG Radioisotope thermoelectric generator RTLS Return to launch site RTV Room-temperature vulcanizing S/M Systems management SAEF Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (KSC) SAIL Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (JSC) SBTC Speed brake/thrust controller SCA Sequence control assembly SCAn Shuttle carrier aircraft SCAMA Station conferencing and monitoring arrangement SCAPE Self-contained atmosphere protective ensemble SCF Satellite Control Facility SCM System control module SCSG Strain gauge signal conditioner SCU Signal conditioner unit SDPC Shuttle Data Processing Complex SEADS Shuttle entry air data system SEC Secondary SGLS Space-ground link system SILTS Shuttle infrared leeside temperature sensing SIP Strain isolation pad SIU Signal interface unit SLF Shuttle landing facility (KSC) SLS Spacelab simulator SMAB Solid Motor Assembly Building SMS Shuttle mission simulator SMU Speaker/microphone unit SOMS Shuttle orbiter medical system SOP Subsystem operating program SPA Signal processor assembly SPA Steering position amplifier SPC Shuttle processing contractor SPI Surface position indicator SPIDPO Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Program Office SPIF Shuttle Payload Integration Facility SPT Steering position transducer SOMS Shuttle orbiter medical system SRB Solid rocket booster SRM Solid rocket motor SSME Space shuttle main engine ST Star tracker STA Structural test article STDN Space flight tracking and data network STS Space transportation system SUMS Shuttle upper atmosphere mass spectrometer T/W Thrust-to-weight TACAN Tactical air navigation TAEM Terminal area energy management TDRS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite TDRSS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system THC Translational hand controller TIO Target insertion orbit TLM Telemetry TPS Thermal protection system TSM Tail service mast TT&C Tracking, telemetry and command TVC Thrust vector control UHF Ultrahigh frequency VAB Vehicle Assembly Building VAFB Vandenberg Air Force Base VCU Video control unit VFM View finder monitor VHF Very high frequency VIB Vertical Integration Building VIU Video interface unit VPF Vertical Processing Facility VTR Video tape recorder WBSC Wide-band signal conditioner WCCU Wireless crew communication unit WCLS Water coolant loop system WCS Waste collection system WMC Waste management compartment WONG Weight on nose gear WOW Weight on wheels WP Way point WSB Water spray boiler WSGT White Sands Ground Terminal WSTF White Sands Test Facility WTR Western test range ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V10 #305 *******************