Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Astronautics’
Space transport engineering, spaceflight engineering, astronautics, astronautical engineering, cosmonautics, rocketry; spacecraft, rockets and missiles.
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- ORT
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Orbit Readiness Test
- ORU
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Orbital Replaceable Unit
- ORU
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Orbital Replacement Unit
- ORV
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Orbital Research Vehicle
- OS
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On-orbit Station
- OS
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Orbiter CEI Specification
- OSC
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
- OSCAR
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Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
- OSCN
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Orbiter Specification Change Notice
The abbreviation OSCN (Orbiter Specification Change Notice) includes abbreviations CN (Change Notice) and SCN (Specification Change Notice).
- OSCR
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Orbiter Software Change Request
The abbreviation OSCR (Orbiter Software Change Request) includes abbreviations CR (Change Request), SC (Software Change) and SCR (Software Change Request).
- OSCRS
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Orbital Spacecraft Consumables Resupply System
- OSDH
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Orbiter System Definition Handbook
- OSE
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Orbital Support Equipment
- OSF
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Orbiter Simulation Facility
- OSM
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On-Orbit Spares Model
- OSM
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Orbiter Service Module
The abbreviation OSM (Orbiter Service Module) includes the abbreviation SM (Service Module).
- OSO
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Orbiting Solar Observatory
- OSOP
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Orbiter Systems Operating Procedure
The abbreviation OSOP (Orbiter Systems Operating Procedure) includes the abbreviation OP (Operating Procedure).
- OSS
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Office of Space Sciences
- OSS
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Orbiting Space Station
The abbreviation OSS (Orbiting Space Station) includes the abbreviation SS (Space Station).
- OSSA
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Office of Space Science and Applications
- OSSA
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Office of Space Sciences and Applications
- OSSE
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Observing System Simulation Experiment
- OSSIU
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Orbiter-Space Station Interface Unit
The abbreviation OSSIU (Orbiter-Space Station Interface Unit) includes the abbreviation SS (Space Station).
- OSSRH
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Orbiter Subsystem Requirements Handbook
- OST
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Orbiter Support Trolley
- OSTA
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Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications
- OSTDS
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Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems
- OSTO
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Office of Space Transportation Operations
- OSTP
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Orbiting System Test Plan
The abbreviation OSTP (Orbiting System Test Plan) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).
- OSTS
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Office of Space Transportation Systems
- OTA
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Operational Trajectory Analysis
- OTB
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Orbiting Tanker Base
- OTC
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Orbiter Test Conductor
The abbreviation OTC (Orbiter Test Conductor) includes the abbreviation TC (Test Conductor).
- OTD
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Orbiter Test Director
- OTE
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Orbital Transfer Equipment
- OTK
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Oxidizer Tank
- OTLC
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Orbiter Time Line Constraint
- OTOS
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Orbit-To-Orbit Stage
- OTS
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Orbital Test System
- OTS
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Orbital/Orbital Transfer System
- OTV
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Orbit Test Vehicle
The abbreviation OTV (Orbit Test Vehicle) includes the abbreviation TV (Test Vehicle).
- OTV
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Orbital Transfer Vehicle
- OUT
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Orbiter Utility Tray
- OV
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Orbital Vehicle
- OV
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Orbiter Vehicle
- OVEI
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Orbiter Vehicle End Item
The abbreviation OVEI (Orbiter Vehicle End Item) includes the abbreviation EI (End Item).
- OVNI
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Objet Volant Non Identifié
OVNI is equivalent to OVNI (Objecte Volador No Identificat) in Catalan, НЛО (Неидентифициран летящ обект) in Bulgarian, OVNI (Objeto Volador No Identificado) in Spanish, UFO (Unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt) in German, UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) in English, UFO (Unknown Flying Object) in English, UFO (Uidentificeret flyvende objekt) in Danish, NIFO (Neidentigita Fluganta Objekto) in Esperanto, UFO (Unbekend fleanend objekt) in Frisian, עב"מ (עצם בלתי מזוהה) in Hebrew, OVNI (Oggetto Volante Non Identificato) in Italian, NLO (Neidentificēts lidojošs objekts) in Latvian, UFO (Uidentifisert flygende objekt) in Norwegian, UFO (Uidentifisert flygande objekt) in Nynorsk, NOL (Niezidentyfikowany Obiekt Latający) in Polish, OVNI (Objeto Voador Não Identificado) in Portuguese, OZN (Obiect Zburător Neidentificat) in Romanian, НЛО (Неопознанный летающий объект) in Russian, NLO (Neidentifikovani leteći objekat) in Serbo-Croatian.
- OVNI
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Objecte Volador No Identificat
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Objeto Volador No Identificado
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Oggetto Volante Non Identificato
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Objeto Voador Não Identificado
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OZN
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Obiect Zburător Neidentificat
OZN is equivalent to OVNI, НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- P&E
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Propellant and Explosive
- P&SS
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Planetary and Space Science
- PACA
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Payload Accommodation Configuration Assessment
- PACE
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Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
- PACK
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Payload Active Cooling Kit
- PACO
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Prelaunch Automatic Checkout
- PACRUSS
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Passive and Active Control of Space Structures
- PACS
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Pointing and Attitude Control System
- PAD
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Propellant Acquisition Device
- PADSIM
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Precision Attitude Determination Simulation
- PAF
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Payload Attach Fitting
- PAF
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Peak Annual Funding
An approach is proposed for the structuring of a planetary mission set wherein the peak annual funding (PAF) is minimized to meet the annual budget restraint as opposed to minimizing the program runout cost.
- PAH
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Payload Accommodations Handbook
- PALS
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Precision Approach and Landing System
- PAM
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Payload Assist Module
- PAMELA
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Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
- PAP
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Payload Accommodation Plan
- PAP
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Payload Adapter Plate
- PAPG
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Programm zur Auswertung von Pappgassenversuchen
- PAR
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Precision Approach Radar
- PAS
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Payload Accommodation Study
- PATH
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Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
- PATS
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Payload Avionics Test Station
- PBD
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Payload Bay Door
- PBDM
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Payload Bay Door Mechanism
- PBK
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Payload Bay Kit
- PBL
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Payload Bay Liner
- PBP
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Preburner Pump
- PBS
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Payload Berthing System
- PBTS
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Payload Bay Transfer System
- PBV
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Post Boost Vehicle
- PCA
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Point of Closest Approach
- PCC
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Payload Control and Checkout
- PCCE
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Payload Common Communication Equipment
- PCDU
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Payload Command Decoder Unit
- PCF
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Payload Control Facility
- PCIL
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Pilot-Controlled Instrument Landing
- PCK
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Payload Command Kit
- PCOT
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Payload Center Operations Team
- PCPAS
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PATRIOT Command Post Automation System
- PCR
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Payload Changeout Room
- PCR
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Payload Checkout Room
- PCR
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Payload Clean Room
- PCRS
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Payload Cover Removal System
- PCS
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Probability of Crew Safety
- PCS
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Payload Checkout System
- PCS
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Payload Control Subsystem
- PCS
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Payload Control Supervisor
- PCTC
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Payload Crew Training Complex
- PCTO
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Payload Cost Tradeoff Optimization
- PCU
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Payload Checkout Unit
The abbreviation PCU (Payload Checkout Unit) is included in the abbreviation PPCU (Partial Payload Checkout Unit).
- PCVL
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Pilot-Controlled Visual Landing
- PD&RS
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Payload Deployment and Retrieval Subsystem
- PDA
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Payload Disconnect Assembly
- PDA
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Propellant Drain Area
- PDD
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Payload Description Document
- PDI
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Payload Data Interleaver
- PDM
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Payload Deployment Module
- PDP
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Payload Data Pack
- PDP
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Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
- PDRM
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Payload Deployment and Retrieval Mechanism
- PDRR
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Payload Design Requirements Review
The abbreviation PDRR (Payload Design Requirements Review) includes abbreviations RR (Requirements Review) and DRR (Design Requirements Review).
- PDRS
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Payload Deployment and Retrieval System
- PDRS
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Payload Data and Retrieval System
- PDRSS
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Payload Deployment and Retrieval System Simulation/Simulator
- PDS
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Pathfinder Demonstration Satellite
- PDS
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Pyrotechnic Device Simulator
- PDT
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Payload Data Tape
The abbreviation PDT (Payload Data Tape) includes the abbreviation DT (Data Tape).
- PDU
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Pilot Display Unit
The abbreviation PDU (Pilot Display Unit) includes the abbreviation DU (Display Unit).
- PE
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Payload Element
- PEA
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Payload Electronics Assembly
- PEDB
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Payload Engineering Database
- PEFU
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Payload Effects Follow-Up Study
- PEM
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Payload Electronics Module
- PF
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Parachute Facility
- PF
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Payload Function
- PF
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Powered Flight
- PFA
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Palmdale Final Assembly
- PFB
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Payload Feedback
- PFB
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Payload Forward Bus
- PFB
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Pressure-Fed Booster
- PFC
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Performance Flight Certification
- PFC
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Postflight Checklist
- PFC
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Preliminary Flight Configuration
- PFCF
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Payload Flight Control Facility
The abbreviation PFCF (Payload Flight Control Facility) includes the abbreviation FC (Flight Control).
- PFCS
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Primary Flight Control System
The abbreviation PFCS (Primary Flight Control System) includes abbreviations FC (Flight Control) and FCS (Flight Control System).
- PFK
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Payload Function Key
- PFL
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Propulsion Field Laboratory
- PFP
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Powered Flight Program
- PFRT
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Preliminary Flight Rating Test
- PFS
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Primary Flight Software
- PFS
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Primary Flight System
The abbreviation PFS (Primary Flight System) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).
- PFT
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Postflight Testing
The abbreviation PFT (Postflight Testing) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- PFTA
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Payload Flight Test Article
The abbreviation PFTA (Payload Flight Test Article) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test), FTA (Flight Test Article) and TA (Test Article).
- PGHM
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Payload Ground Handling Mechanism
- PGNCS
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Primary Guidance, Navigation, and Control System
The abbreviation PGNCS (Primary Guidance, Navigation, and Control System) includes the abbreviation GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control).
- PGOC
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Payload Ground Operations Contract(or)
- PGOR
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Payload Ground Operations Requirement
- PGORS
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Payload Ground Operations Requirements Study
- PGSC
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Payload and General-Support Computer
- PGSE
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Payload Ground Support Equipment
- PHD
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Payload Handling Device
- PHF
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Payload Handling Fixture
- PHILEAS
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Packaging Hermétique Intégré fiabLE Avancé sur Silicium
- PHP
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Payload Handling Panel
- PHP
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Planetary Horizontal Platform
- PHRR
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Payload High-Rate Recorder
- PHS
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Payload Handling Station
- PHS
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Payload Handling System
- PHSF
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Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility
- PI
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Payload Interrogator
- PIA
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Payload Interface Adapter
- PIB
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Pyrotechnic Installation Building
- PIC
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Payload Integration Center
- PIC
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Payload Integration Committee
- PIC
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Pyrotechnic Initiator Circuit
- PIC
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Pyrotechnic Initiator Controller
- PICC
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Payload Interface Control Computer
- PIDA
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Payload Installation and Deployment Aid
- PIE
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Payload Integration Equipment
- PIE
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Payload Interface Engineer
- PIF
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Payload Integration Facility
- PIGA
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Pendulous Integrating Gyroscopic Accelerometer
- PILS
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Payload Integration Library System
- PILS
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Payload Interactive Library System
- PIM
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Payload Integration Manager
- PINCH
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Payload Integration Nominal Cost Hardware
- PIO
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Pilot-Induced Oscillation
- PIOP
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Payload Integration Operations Plan
- PIP
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Payload Integration Plan
- PIP
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Payload Interface Plan
- PIRCS
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Payload Interactive Requirements Collection System
- PITG
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Payload Integration Task Group
The abbreviation PITG (Payload Integration Task Group) includes the abbreviation TG (Task Group).
- PITS
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Payload Integration Test Set
- PITS
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Payload Interface Test System
- PIU
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Pyrotechnic Initiator Unit
- PIVR
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Payload Interface Verification Requirement
- PIVS
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Payload Integration and Verification Simulator
- PIVS
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Payload Interface Verification Summary
- PKM
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Perigee Kick Motor
- PL
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Payload
- PL
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Postlanding
- PL
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Prelaunch
- PL
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Propellant Loading
- PLA
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Parachute Location Aid
- PLAN
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Payload Activity Network
- PLB
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Payload Bay