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
- OME
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Orbital Maneuvering Engine
- OME
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Orbiter Main Engine
- OMET
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Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time
The abbreviation OMET (Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time) includes abbreviations MET (Mission Elapsed Time) and ET (Elapsed Time).
- OMEWG
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Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group
- OMK
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Orbiter Mission Kit
- OML
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Orbiter Mold Line
- OMMH
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Orbiter Maintenance Man-Hour
- OMPT
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Observed Mass Point Trajectory
- OMR
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Orbiter Management Review
The abbreviation OMR (Orbiter Management Review) includes the abbreviation MR (Management Review).
- OMRF
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Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility
- OMRF
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Orbiter Modification and Refurbishment Facility
- OMS
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Orbital Maneuvering System
- OMV
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Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
- OMV
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Oxygen Manual Valve
The abbreviation OMV (Oxygen Manual Valve) includes the abbreviation MV (Manual Valve).
- ONBT
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Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer
- ONERA
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Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (www.onera.fr)
- OOD
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Orbiter On Dock
- OOH
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Orbital Operations Handbook
- OOR
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On-Orbit Review
- OOS
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On-Orbit Station
- OOS
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Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
- OOS
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Orbit-to-Orbit Stage
- OOSD
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On-Orbit Support Document
- OOSD
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Orbital Operations Support Document
- OOSDP
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On-Orbit Station Distribution Panel
- OOSS
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On-Orbit Support System
The abbreviation OOSS (On-Orbit Support System) includes the abbreviation SS (Support System).
- OPB
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Oxidizer Preburner
- OPBS
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Orbiter Payload Bay Simulator
- OPF
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Orbiter Processing Facility
- OPI
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Orbiter Payload Interrogator
- OPIS
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Orbiter Prime Item Specification
- OPL
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Orbiter Project Parts List
- OPLF
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Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility
- OPM
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Outer Planet Mission
- OPO
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Orbiter Project Office
The abbreviation OPO (Orbiter Project Office) includes the abbreviation PO (Project Office).
- OPOV
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Oxidizer Preburner Oxidizer Valve
- OPPAR
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Orbiter Project Parts Authorization Request
- OPR
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Orbiter Payload Recorder
- OPRV
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Oxygen Pressure Relief Valve
- OPS
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Orbiter Project Schedule
- OPSS
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Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem
- OPWS
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Orbital Payload Work Station
- ORCUS
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Orbital Recording Capability and Update System
- ORD
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Orbital Requirements Document
The abbreviation ORD (Orbital Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).
- ORS
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Orbital Refueling System
- ORS
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Orbital Reservicing System
- ORS
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Orbital Resupply System
- 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 SC (Software Change), CR (Change Request) 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
The abbreviation OSE (Orbital Support Equipment) includes the abbreviation SE (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, and 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 and OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Objeto Volador No Identificado
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL and OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Oggetto Volante Non Identificato
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL and OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Objeto Voador Não Identificado
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL and OZN (see above).
- OZN
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Obiect Zburător Neidentificat
OZN is equivalent to OVNI, НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL and and (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
- PDGF
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Power Data Grapple Fixture
- 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 TA (Test Article), FT (Flight Test) and FTA (Flight 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