Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Astronautics

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

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FFM

Free-Flying (Experiment) Module

In English

FFR

Flight Feasibility Review

In English

FFRR
First Flight Readiness Review

The abbreviation FFRR (First Flight Readiness Review) includes abbreviations FRR (Flight Readiness Review) and RR (Readiness Review).

In English

FFTO

Free-Flying Teleoperator

In English

FHC

Flight Half-Coupling

In English

FHF

First Horizontal Flight

In English

FHS
Forward Heat Shield

The abbreviation FHS (Forward Heat Shield) includes the abbreviation HS (Heat Shield).

In English

FHST

Fixed-Head Star Tracker

In English

FIA

Flight Integration Assessment

In English

FIAB

Flight Integration Assessment Board

In English

FID

Flight Implementation Directive

In English

FIE

Flight Instrumentation Engineer

In English

FIRSSE

Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment

In English

FIV

Fuel Isolation Valve

In English

FKB

Flight Display Keyboard

In English

FLAPS

Flight Application Software

In English

FLPS

Flight Load Planning System

In English

FLR

Flight Log Recorder

In English

FM

Flight Model

In English

FMAHTS

Flight Manifest and Hardware Tracking System

In English

FMCF

First Manned Captive Flight

In English

FMD&C

Flight Mechanics, Dynamics, and Control

In English

FMO

Flight Medical Officer

In English

FMOF

First Manned Operational Flight

In English

FMOF

First Manned Orbital Flight

In English

FMOFEV

First Manned Orbital Flight With EVA

In English

FMOFPL

First Manned Orbital Flight With Payload

In English

FMT

Flight Management Team

In English

FOB

Flight Operations Building

In English

FOB

Fractional Orbit Bombardment

In English

FOBS

Fractional Orbit Bombing System

In English

FOD

Flight Operations Directorate

In English

FOE

Flight Operations Engineer

In English

FOF

First Operational Flight

In English

FOF

First Orbital Flight

In English

FOF

Flight Operations Facility

In English

FOG
Fiber-Optic Gyro

The abbreviation FOG (Fiber-Optic Gyro) includes the abbreviation FO (Fiber-Optic).

In English

FOGM
Fiber-Optic Guided Missile

The abbreviation FOGM (Fiber-Optic Guided Missile) includes abbreviations FO (Fiber-Optic) and GM (Guided Missile).

In English

FOIH

Flight Operations Integration Handbook

In English

FOLD

Federally-Owned LANDSAT Data

In English

FOMR

Flight Operations Management Room

In English

FOP

Flight Operations Panel

In English

FOP

Flight Operations Plan

In English

FOPG

Flight Operations Planning Group

In English

FOPS

Flight Operations Planning Schedule

In English

FOPSS

Flight Operation Product Scheduling System

In English

FOR

Flight Operations Review

In English

FORD

Flight Operations Requirement Document

In English

FOS

Flight Operation Security

In English

FOS

Flight Operations Support

In English

FOSA

Flight Operations Support Annex

In English

FOSO

Flight Operations Scheduling Officer

In English

FOSP

Flight Operations Support Personnel

In English

FOST

Flight Operations Support Team

In English

FOT

Flight Operation Trainer

In English

FOT

Flight Operations Team

In English

FOV

First Orbital Vehicle

In English

FOWG
Flight Operations Working Group

The abbreviation FOWG (Flight Operations Working Group) includes the abbreviation WG (Working Group).

In English

FP
Flight Plan

The abbreviation FP (Flight Plan) is included in abbreviations such as MFP (Mission Flight Plan) and SFP (Summary Flight Plan).

In English

FPB
Fuel Preburner

The abbreviation FPB (Fuel Preburner) is included in the abbreviation FPBOV (Fuel Preburner and Oxidizer Valve).

In English

FPBOV
Fuel Preburner and Oxidizer Valve

The abbreviation FPBOV (Fuel Preburner and Oxidizer Valve) includes the abbreviation FPB (Fuel Preburner).

In English

FPD

Flight Projects Directorate

In English

FPH

Flight Procedures Handbook

In English

FPM

Fiber Pulling in Microgravity

In English

FPOV

Fuel Preburner Oxidizer Valve

In English

FPR

Flight Performance Reserve

In English

FPRV

Flight Product Requirements Verification

In English

FPRV

Flight Product Requirements Verification

In English

FPSR

Flight Planning And Stowage Review

In English

FPV

Flow Proportioning Valve

In English

FQ
Flight Qualification

The abbreviation FQ (Flight Qualification) is included in abbreviations such as FQI (Flight Qualification Instrumentation) and FQR (Flight Qualification Recorder).

In English

FQF

First Qualification Flight

In English

FQI
Flight Qualification Instrumentation

The abbreviation FQI (Flight Qualification Instrumentation) includes the abbreviation FQ (Flight Qualification).

In English

FQR
Flight Qualification Recorder

The abbreviation FQR (Flight Qualification Recorder) includes the abbreviation FQ (Flight Qualification).

In English

FR

Firing Room

In English

FR

Flight Rule

In English

FRC

Flight Readiness Certification

In English

FRCB

Flight Rules Change Board

In English

FRCB
Flight Rules Control Board

The abbreviation FRCB (Flight Rules Control Board) includes the abbreviation CB (Control Board).

In English

FRD
Flight Requirements Document

The abbreviation FRD (Flight Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

In English

FRDI

Flight Research and Development Instrumentation

In English

FRDR
Flight Readiness Design Review

The abbreviation FRDR (Flight Readiness Design Review) includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).

In English

FRE

Flight-Related Element

In English

FRF

Flight Readiness Firing

In English

FRFT

Flight Readiness Firing Test

In English

FRR
Flight Readiness Review

The abbreviation FRR (Flight Readiness Review) is included in abbreviations such as FFRR (First Flight Readiness Review), FRRID (Flight Readiness Review Item Disposition) and LVFRR (Launch Vehicle Flight Readiness Review), and it includes the abbreviation RR (Readiness Review).

In English

FRRID
Flight Readiness Review Item Disposition

The abbreviation FRRID (Flight Readiness Review Item Disposition) includes abbreviations FRR (Flight Readiness Review) and RR (Readiness Review).

In English

FRT

Flight Readiness Test

In English

FS

Fuselage Station

In English

FS
Flight System

The abbreviation FS (Flight System) is included in abbreviations such as BFS (Backup Flight System), AFS (Ascent Flight System), AFSIG (Ascent Flight System Integration Group), AFSRT (Avionics Flight Systems Readiness Test), FSD&P (Flight Systems Design and Performance), FSIWG (Flight System Interface Working Group), FSL (Flight Systems Laboratories), FSRR (Flight System Readiness Review), FSRS (Flight System Recording System), FSS (Flight Systems Simulator), FSSR (Flight System Software Request), FSSR (Flight System Software Requirements), OFS (Orbiter Flight System), PFS (Primary Flight System) and OFS (Orbital Flight System).

In English

FSAA

Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft

In English

FSC

Fairchild Space Company

In English

FSCP
Flight Support Computer Program

The abbreviation FSCP (Flight Support Computer Program) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).

In English

FSD

Flight Simulation DIvision

In English

FSD&P
Flight Systems Design and Performance

The abbreviation FSD&P (Flight Systems Design and Performance) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).

In English

FSE

Flight Simulation Engineer

In English

FSE

Flight Support Equipment

In English

FSF
First Static Firing

The abbreviation FSF (First Static Firing) includes the abbreviation SF (Static Firing).

In English

FSI

Flight Software Integration

In English

FSIWG
Flight System Interface Working Group

The abbreviation FSIWG (Flight System Interface Working Group) includes abbreviations WG (Working Group), FS (Flight System) and IWG (Interface Working Group).

In English

FSL

Flight Simulation Laboratory

In English

FSL
Flight Systems Laboratories

The abbreviation FSL (Flight Systems Laboratories) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).

In English

FSLP

First Spacelab Payload

In English

FSP
Flight Safety Plan

The abbreviation FSP (Flight Safety Plan) includes the abbreviation SP (Safety Plan).

In English

FSR

Flight Support Room

In English

FSR
Flight Support Request

The abbreviation FSR (Flight Support Request) includes the abbreviation SR (Support Request).

In English

FSRR
Flight Software Readiness Review

The abbreviation FSRR (Flight Software Readiness Review) includes the abbreviation RR (Readiness Review).

In English

FSRR
Flight System Readiness Review

The abbreviation FSRR (Flight System Readiness Review) includes abbreviations FS (Flight System) and RR (Readiness Review).

In English

FSRS
Flight System Recording System

The abbreviation FSRS (Flight System Recording System) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).

In English

FSS

Flight Support Station

In English

FSS

Flight Support Structure

In English

FSS
Flight Support System

The abbreviation FSS (Flight Support System) includes the abbreviation SS (Support System).

In English

FSS
Flight Systems Simulator

The abbreviation FSS (Flight Systems Simulator) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).

In English

FSSE

Flight Sensor Stimuli Equipment

In English

FSSR
Flight System Software Request

The abbreviation FSSR (Flight System Software Request) includes abbreviations FS (Flight System) and SS (System Software).

In English

FSSR
Flight System Software Requirements

The abbreviation FSSR (Flight System Software Requirements) includes abbreviations FS (Flight System) and SS (System Software).

In English

FSV

Flight Space Vehicle

In English

FSW

Flight Software

In English

FT

Flight Team

In English

FT
Flight Test

The abbreviation FT (Flight Test) is included in abbreviations such as AFFTC (Air Force Flight Test Center), AFT (Aerodynamic Flight Test), AFT (Atmospheric Flight Test), ALFT (Approach and Landing Flight Test), FTA (Flight Test Article), FTC (Flight Test Conductor), FTD (Flight Test Directive), FTE (Flight Test Engineer), FTIS (Flight Test Instrumentation System), FTO (Flight Test Objective), FTOH (Flight Test Operations Handbook), FTP (Flight Test Procedure), FTR (Flight Test Requirement), FTRD (Flight Test Requirements Document), FTS (Flight Test Station), FTS (Flight Test System), GNCFTS (Guidance, Navigation, and Control Flight Test Station), HFT (Horizontal Flight Test), HFTF (Horizontal Flight Test Facility), HFTS (Horizontal Flight Test Simulator), IFT (In-Flight Test), IFTM (In-Flight Test and Maintenance), IFTS (In-Flight Test System), MFTAD (Master Flight Test Assignment Document), OAFTO (Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office), OFT (Operational Flight Test), OFT (Orbital Flight Test), OFTDS (Orbital Flight Test Data System), PFT (Postflight Testing), PFTA (Payload Flight Test Article), SFT (Simulated Flight Test), SOFT (Suborbit Flight Test), VFT (Verification Flight Test) and VFT (Vertical Flight Test).

In English

FTA
Flight Test Article

The abbreviation FTA (Flight Test Article) is included in the abbreviation PFTA (Payload Flight Test Article), and it includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and TA (Test Article).

In English

FTC
Flight Test Conductor

The abbreviation FTC (Flight Test Conductor) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and TC (Test Conductor).

In English

FTC

Florida Test Center

In English

FTD
Flight Test Directive

The abbreviation FTD (Flight Test Directive) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

FTE
Flight Test Engineer

The abbreviation FTE (Flight Test Engineer) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

FTIS
Flight Test Instrumentation System

The abbreviation FTIS (Flight Test Instrumentation System) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and IS (Instrumentation System).

In English

FTO
Flight Test Objective

The abbreviation FTO (Flight Test Objective) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

FTOH
Flight Test Operations Handbook

The abbreviation FTOH (Flight Test Operations Handbook) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

FTP
Flight Test Procedure

The abbreviation FTP (Flight Test Procedure) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and TP (Test Procedure).

In English

FTPF

Flight and Training Planning Facility

In English

FTR
Flight Test Requirement

The abbreviation FTR (Flight Test Requirement) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

FTRD
Flight Test Requirements Document

The abbreviation FTRD (Flight Test Requirements Document) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and RD (Requirements Document).

In English

FTS

Flight Telerobotic Service

In English

FTS

Flight Telerobotic Servicer

In English

FTS

Flight Termination System

In English

FTS
Flight Test Station

The abbreviation FTS (Flight Test Station) is included in the abbreviation GNCFTS (Guidance, Navigation, and Control Flight Test Station), and it includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

FTS
Flight Test System

The abbreviation FTS (Flight Test System) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

In English

FU

Flight Unit

In English

FUSE

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer

In English

FUT

Flight Unit Test

In English

FV

Flight Version

In English

FVF

First Vertical Flight

In English

GA

Ground to Air

In English

GAC

Grumman Aerospace Corporation

In English

GALEX

Galaxy Evolution Explorer

In English

GAM

Ground-to-Air Missile

In English

GASD

Government Aerospace Systems Division

In English

GASP

General Ascent Trajectory and Sizing Program

In English

GASPI

Gimbal Angle, Surface Position Indicator

In English

GBT

Gyro Bias Calibration Value

In English

GC

Gyrocompass

In English

GC

Gimbal Case

In English

GCCO

Ground Control Checkout

In English

GCDC

Ground Checkout Display and Control

In English

GCDCS

Ground Checkout Display and Control System

In English

GCE
GPS Cargo Element

The abbreviation GCE (GPS Cargo Element) includes the abbreviation CE (Cargo Element).

In English

GCL

Ground Control Landing

In English

GCO

Ground Checkout

In English

GCOS
Ground Computer Operating System

The abbreviation GCOS (Ground Computer Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).

In English

GCS

Ground Control Station

In English

GCU

Gyro Coupling Unit

In English

GDA

General Dynamics Astronautics

In English

GDA

Gimbal Drive Actuator

In English

GDA

Gimbal Drive Assembly

In English

GDC

Gyro Display Coupler

In English

GDCLS

General Dynamics Commercial Launch Services

In English

GDOP
Geometric Dilution Of Precision

The abbreviation GDOP (Geometric Dilution Of Precision) includes the abbreviation DOP (Dilution Of Precision).

In English

GDSM

Ground Data Systems Manager

In English

GDSO

Ground Data Systems Officer

In English

GDTA

Groupement pour le Développement de la Télédétection Aérospatiale

In French

GEA

Gimbal Electronics Assembly

In English

GEA

Groupe des Écoles Aéronautiques et spatiales

In French

GEAESD

General Electric Aerospace Electronics Systems

In English

GEM

Giotto Extended Mission

In English

GEMS

Global Emergency Missile Surveillance

In English

GEO

Geosynchronous Earth Orbit

In English

GEO

Group on Earth Observations (www.earthobservations.org)

In English

GEO

Geostationary Earth Orbit

In English

GEODSS

Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep-space Surveillance System

In English

GEODSS

Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep-Space Surveillance

In English

GEOSEPS

Geosynchronous Solar Electric Propulsion Stage

In English

GEOSS

Global Earth Observation System of Systems (www.epa.gov/geoss/)

In English

GESS
Goddard Experiment Support System

The abbreviation GESS (Goddard Experiment Support System) includes the abbreviation SS (Support System).

In English

GET
Ground Elapsed Time

The abbreviation GET (Ground Elapsed Time) is included in abbreviations such as GETI (Ground Elapsed Time of Ignition) and GETL (Ground Elapsed Time of Landing), and it includes the abbreviation ET (Elapsed Time).

In English

GETEPE

Grupo Executivo de Trabalho e Estudos de Projetos Espaciais

In Portuguese

GETI
Ground Elapsed Time of Ignition

The abbreviation GETI (Ground Elapsed Time of Ignition) includes abbreviations ET (Elapsed Time) and GET (Ground Elapsed Time).

In English

GETL
Ground Elapsed Time of Landing

The abbreviation GETL (Ground Elapsed Time of Landing) includes abbreviations ET (Elapsed Time) and GET (Ground Elapsed Time).

In English

GHRS

Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph

In English

GIRD
Ground Integration Requirements Document

The abbreviation GIRD (Ground Integration Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

In English

GLAST

Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope

In English

GLCM
Ground-Launched Cruise Missile

The abbreviation GLCM (Ground-Launched Cruise Missile) includes the abbreviation CM (Cruise Missile).

In English

GLOMR

Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay

In English

GLS

Ground Launch Sequencer

In English

GM
Guided Missile

The abbreviation GM (Guided Missile) is included in abbreviations such as ARGMA (Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency), FOGM (Fiber-Optic Guided Missile), AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile), ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile), GMFCS (Guided Missile Fire Control System), GML (Guided Missile Launcher), GMLS (Guided Missile Launching System) and GMU (Guided Missile Unit).

In English

GME

Gimbal Module Electronics

In English

GMFCS
Guided Missile Fire Control System

The abbreviation GMFCS (Guided Missile Fire Control System) includes abbreviations FC (Fire Control) and GM (Guided Missile).

In English

GMIP
Government Mandatory Inspection Point

The abbreviation GMIP (Government Mandatory Inspection Point) includes the abbreviation MIP (Mandatory Inspection Point).

In English

GML
Guided Missile Launcher

The abbreviation GML (Guided Missile Launcher) includes the abbreviation GM (Guided Missile).

In English

GMLCC
Ground Mobile Launch Control Center

The abbreviation GMLCC (Ground Mobile Launch Control Center) includes abbreviations CC (Control Center) and LCC (Launch Control Center).

In English

GMLS
Guided Missile Launching System

The abbreviation GMLS (Guided Missile Launching System) includes the abbreviation GM (Guided Missile).

In English

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