Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Astronautics

Space transport engineering, spaceflight engineering, astronautics, astronautical engineering, cosmonautics, rocketry, spacecraft, rockets and missiles.

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UNOOSA
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

The abbreviation UNOOSA (United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

In English

UNPSA
United Nations Programme on Space Applications

The abbreviation UNPSA (United Nations Programme on Space Applications) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

In English

UNSC
United Nations Space Command

The abbreviation UNSC (United Nations Space Command) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

= CSNU | Commandement Spatial des Nations Unies | In French

In English

UPS

Upright Perigee Stage

In English

USA

United Space Alliance (www.unitedspacealliance.com)

In English

USASATCOMA

United States Army Satellite and Communication Agency

In English

USASDG

United States Army Space Defense Group

In English

USBI

United Space Booster, Incorporated

In English

USRA

Universities Space Research Association (https://www.usra.edu)

In English

USS

Umbilical Separation System

In English

USS

Unmanned Space Satellite

In English

UTS

Unmanned Teleoperator Spacecraft

In English

UVF

Unmanned Vertical Flight

In English

UoSAT

University of Surrey Satellite

In English

V2

Vergeltungswaffe 2

In German

VAB

Vehicle Assembly Building

In English

VAB

Vertical Assembly Building

In English

VAC

Vehicle Assembly and Checkout

In English

VAFB
Vandenberg Air Force Base (https://www.vandenberg.af.mil/)

The abbreviation VAFB (Vandenberg Air Force Base) is included in abbreviations such as NVAFB (North Vandenberg Air Force Base), SVAFB (South Vandenberg Air Force Base), and it includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).

In English

VAIB

Vehicle Assembly and Integration Building

In English

VAPEPS

Vibroacoustic Payload Environment Prediction System

In English

VCC

Vehicle Crew Chief

In English

VCI

Velocity Change Indicator

In English

VCITE
Vertical Cargo Integration Test Equipment

The abbreviation VCITE (Vertical Cargo Integration Test Equipment) includes abbreviations CITE (Cargo Integration Test Equipment) and TE (Test Equipment).

In English

VCP

Vehicle Control Processor

In English

VCS

Vehicle Cargo System

In English

VEB
Vehicle Equipment Bay

The abbreviation VEB (Vehicle Equipment Bay) includes the abbreviation EB (Equipment Bay).

In English

VECO

Vernier Engine Cutoff

In English

VEEGA

Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist

In English

VFI

Verification Flight Instrumentation

In English

VFR

Visual Flight Rule

In English

VFT
Verification Flight Test

The abbreviation VFT (Verification Flight Test) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

VFT
Vertical Flight Test

The abbreviation VFT (Vertical Flight Test) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

VGIMU

Velocity to be Gained as related to IMU orientation

In English

VGRF

Variable-Gravity Research Facility

In English

VHAA

Very High Altitude Abort

In English

VIB

Vertical Integration Building

In English

VIB

Vehicle Integration Building

In English

VIL

Vehicle Integration and Launch

In English

VISTAR

Visible Space Tracking and Reconnaissance

In English

VLA

Verification Loads Analysis

In English

VLC

Verification Load Cycle

In English

VLF

Vertical Launch Facility

In English

VLPS

Vandenberg Launch Processing System

In English

VLS
Vandenberg Launch and Landing Site

The abbreviation VLS (Vandenberg Launch and Landing Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Landing Site).

In English

VLS
Vandenberg Launch Site

The abbreviation VLS (Vandenberg Launch Site) is included in the abbreviation VLSST (Vandenberg Launch Site Support Team), and it includes the abbreviation LS (Launch Site).

In English

VLS

Vertical Launch System

In English

VLSST
Vandenberg Launch Site Support Team

The abbreviation VLSST (Vandenberg Launch Site Support Team) includes abbreviations LS (Launch Site), LSS (Launch Site Support), LSST (Launch Site Support Team) and VLS (Vandenberg Launch Site).

In English

VMF

Vertical Maintenance Facility

In English

VMIR

Vandenberg Management Integration Review

In English

VMS

Velocity Measuring System

In English

VMSP

VLS Mission Support Plan

In English

VO

Space Vehicle Operations

In English

VOIR

Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar

In English

VPHD

Vertical Payload Handling Device

In English

VPLCC
Vehicle Propellant Loading Control Center

The abbreviation VPLCC (Vehicle Propellant Loading Control Center) includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

In English

VPM
Vehicle Project Manager

The abbreviation VPM (Vehicle Project Manager) includes the abbreviation PM (Project Manager).

In English

VRCS

Vernier Reaction Control System

In English

VRM

Venus Radar Mapper

In English

VRTIF

Vandenberg Real-Time Interface

In English

VSC
Vehicle Support Contractor

The abbreviation VSC (Vehicle Support Contractor) includes the abbreviation SC (Support Contractor).

In English

VSTAG

Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround Analysis Group

In English

VSTAR

Vandenberg Shuttle Turnaround Assessment Report

In English

VTF
Vertical Test Facility

The abbreviation VTF (Vertical Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).

In English

VTF

Vertical Test Flight

In English

VTS
Vandenberg Tracking Station

The abbreviation VTS (Vandenberg Tracking Station) includes the abbreviation TS (Tracking Station).

In English

VV

Vertical Velocity

In English

VVI

Vertical Velocity Indicator

In English

WCCU

Wireless Crew Communication Unit

In English

WCSAR

Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics

In English

WETF
Weightless Environment Test Facility

The abbreviation WETF (Weightless Environment Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).

In English

WIRE

Wide-field Infrared Explorer

In English

WISE

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

In English

WLS
Western Launch Site

The abbreviation WLS (Western Launch Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Launch Site).

In English

WSGR

White Sands Ground Relay

In English

WSGT

White Sands Ground Terminal

In English

WSMC

Western Space and Missile Center

In English

WSMCR

Western Space and Missile Center Range

In English

WSMCR

Western Space and Missile Center Regulation

In English

WSMR

White Sands Missile Range

In English

WSTF
White Sands Test Facility

The abbreviation WSTF (White Sands Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).

In English

WTR

Western Test Range

In English

WUPPE

Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment

In English

WUSCI

Western Union Space Communications, Incorporated

In English

XEUS

X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy

In English

ZFlWe

Zeitschrift fur Flugwissenschaften und Weltraumforschung

In German

ZFlu

Zeitschrift fur Flugwissenschaften

In German

ZGT

Zero-Gravity Trainer

In English

ZL

Zone de Lancement

In French

ИКИ

Института космических исследований (http://arc.iki.rssi.ru)

In Russian

НЛО
Неидентифициран летящ обект

= OVNI | Objet Volant Non Identifié | In French
= OVNI | Objecte Volador No Identificat | In Catalan
= 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

In Bulgarian

НЛО
Неопознанный летающий объект

= OVNI, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above)

In Russian

עב"מ
עצם בלתי מזוהה

= НЛО, OVNI, UFO, NIFO, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above)

In Hebrew

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