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
- FEID
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Flight Equipment Interface Device
- FEL
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First-Element Launch
- FEPC
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Flight Equipment Processing Contractor
- FES
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Flight Element Set
- FESP
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Flight Execution Support Plan
- FET
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Flight Elapsed Time
The abbreviation FET (Flight Elapsed Time) includes the abbreviation ET (Elapsed Time).
- FEWG
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Flight Evaluation Working Group
The abbreviation FEWG (Flight Evaluation Working Group) includes the abbreviation WG (Working Group).
- FF
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Forward Fuselage
- FFC
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Final Flight Certification
- FFC
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First-Flight Capability
- FFM
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Free-Flying (Experiment) Module
- FFR
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Flight Feasibility Review
- FFRR
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First Flight Readiness Review
The abbreviation FFRR (First Flight Readiness Review) includes abbreviations FRR (Flight Readiness Review) and RR (Readiness Review).
- FFTO
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Free-Flying Teleoperator
- FHC
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Flight Half-Coupling
- FHF
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First Horizontal Flight
- FHS
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Forward Heat Shield
The abbreviation FHS (Forward Heat Shield) includes the abbreviation HS (Heat Shield).
- FHST
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Fixed-Head Star Tracker
- FIA
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Flight Integration Assessment
- FIAB
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Flight Integration Assessment Board
- FID
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Flight Implementation Directive
- FIE
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Flight Instrumentation Engineer
- FIRSSE
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Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment
- FIV
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Fuel Isolation Valve
- FKB
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Flight Display Keyboard
- FLAPS
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Flight Application Software
- FLPS
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Flight Load Planning System
- FLR
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Flight Log Recorder
- FM
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Flight Model
- FMAHTS
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Flight Manifest and Hardware Tracking System
- FMCF
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First Manned Captive Flight
- FMD&C
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Flight Mechanics, Dynamics, and Control
- FMO
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Flight Medical Officer
- FMOF
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First Manned Operational Flight
- FMOF
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First Manned Orbital Flight
- FMOFEV
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First Manned Orbital Flight With EVA
- FMOFPL
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First Manned Orbital Flight With Payload
- FMT
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Flight Management Team
- FOB
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Flight Operations Building
- FOB
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Fractional Orbit Bombardment
- FOBS
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Fractional Orbit Bombing System
- FOD
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Flight Operations Directorate
- FOE
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Flight Operations Engineer
- FOF
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First Operational Flight
- FOF
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First Orbital Flight
- FOF
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Flight Operations Facility
- FOG
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Fiber-Optic Gyro
The abbreviation FOG (Fiber-Optic Gyro) includes the abbreviation FO (Fiber-Optic).
- FOGM
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Fiber-Optic Guided Missile
The abbreviation FOGM (Fiber-Optic Guided Missile) includes abbreviations FO (Fiber-Optic) and GM (Guided Missile).
- FOIH
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Flight Operations Integration Handbook
- FOLD
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Federally-Owned LANDSAT Data
- FOMR
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Flight Operations Management Room
- FOP
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Flight Operations Panel
- FOP
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Flight Operations Plan
- FOPG
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Flight Operations Planning Group
The abbreviation FOPG (Flight Operations Planning Group) includes the abbreviation PG (Planning Group).
- FOPS
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Flight Operations Planning Schedule
- FOPSS
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Flight Operation Product Scheduling System
- FOR
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Flight Operations Review
- FORD
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Flight Operations Requirement Document
- FOS
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Flight Operation Security
- FOS
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Flight Operations Support
- FOSA
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Flight Operations Support Annex
- FOSO
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Flight Operations Scheduling Officer
- FOSP
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Flight Operations Support Personnel
- FOST
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Flight Operations Support Team
- FOT
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Flight Operation Trainer
- FOT
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Flight Operations Team
- FOV
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First Orbital Vehicle
- FOWG
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Flight Operations Working Group
The abbreviation FOWG (Flight Operations Working Group) includes the abbreviation WG (Working Group).
- FP
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Flight Plan
The abbreviation FP (Flight Plan) is included in abbreviations such as MFP (Mission Flight Plan) and SFP (Summary Flight Plan).
- FPB
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Fuel Preburner
The abbreviation FPB (Fuel Preburner) is included in the abbreviation FPBOV (Fuel Preburner and Oxidizer Valve).
- FPBOV
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Fuel Preburner and Oxidizer Valve
The abbreviation FPBOV (Fuel Preburner and Oxidizer Valve) includes the abbreviation FPB (Fuel Preburner).
- FPD
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Flight Projects Directorate
- FPH
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Flight Procedures Handbook
- FPM
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Fiber Pulling in Microgravity
- FPOV
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Fuel Preburner Oxidizer Valve
- FPR
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Flight Performance Reserve
- FPRV
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Flight Product Requirements Verification
- FPRV
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Flight Product Requirements Verification
- FPSR
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Flight Planning And Stowage Review
- FPV
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Flow Proportioning Valve
- FQ
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Flight Qualification
The abbreviation FQ (Flight Qualification) is included in abbreviations such as FQI (Flight Qualification Instrumentation) and FQR (Flight Qualification Recorder).
- FQF
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First Qualification Flight
- FQI
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Flight Qualification Instrumentation
The abbreviation FQI (Flight Qualification Instrumentation) includes the abbreviation FQ (Flight Qualification).
- FQR
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Flight Qualification Recorder
The abbreviation FQR (Flight Qualification Recorder) includes the abbreviation FQ (Flight Qualification).
- FR
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Firing Room
- FR
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Flight Rule
- FRC
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Flight Readiness Certification
- FRCB
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Flight Rules Change Board
The abbreviation FRCB (Flight Rules Change Board) includes the abbreviation CB (Change Board).
- FRCB
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Flight Rules Control Board
The abbreviation FRCB (Flight Rules Control Board) includes the abbreviation CB (Control Board).
- FRD
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Flight Requirements Document
The abbreviation FRD (Flight Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).
- FRDI
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Flight Research and Development Instrumentation
- FRDR
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Flight Readiness Design Review
The abbreviation FRDR (Flight Readiness Design Review) includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).
- FRE
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Flight-Related Element
- FRF
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Flight Readiness Firing
- FRFT
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Flight Readiness Firing Test
- FRR
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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).
- FRRID
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Flight Readiness Review Item Disposition
The abbreviation FRRID (Flight Readiness Review Item Disposition) includes abbreviations FRR (Flight Readiness Review) and RR (Readiness Review).
- FRT
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Flight Readiness Test
- FS
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Fuselage Station
- FS
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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).
- FSAA
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Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft
- FSC
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Fairchild Space Company
- FSCP
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Flight Support Computer Program
The abbreviation FSCP (Flight Support Computer Program) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).
- FSD
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Flight Simulation DIvision
- FSD&P
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Flight Systems Design and Performance
The abbreviation FSD&P (Flight Systems Design and Performance) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).
- FSE
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Flight Simulation Engineer
- FSE
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Flight Support Equipment
- FSF
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First Static Firing
The abbreviation FSF (First Static Firing) includes the abbreviation SF (Static Firing).
- FSI
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Flight Software Integration
- FSIWG
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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).
- FSL
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Flight Simulation Laboratory
- FSL
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Flight Systems Laboratories
The abbreviation FSL (Flight Systems Laboratories) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).
- FSLP
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First Spacelab Payload
- FSP
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Flight Safety Plan
The abbreviation FSP (Flight Safety Plan) includes the abbreviation SP (Safety Plan).
- FSR
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Flight Support Room
- FSR
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Flight Support Request
The abbreviation FSR (Flight Support Request) includes the abbreviation SR (Support Request).
- FSRR
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Flight Software Readiness Review
The abbreviation FSRR (Flight Software Readiness Review) includes the abbreviation RR (Readiness Review).
- FSRR
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Flight System Readiness Review
The abbreviation FSRR (Flight System Readiness Review) includes abbreviations FS (Flight System) and RR (Readiness Review).
- FSRS
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Flight System Recording System
The abbreviation FSRS (Flight System Recording System) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).
- FSS
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Flight Support Station
- FSS
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Flight Support Structure
- FSS
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Flight Support System
The abbreviation FSS (Flight Support System) includes the abbreviation SS (Support System).
- FSS
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Flight Systems Simulator
The abbreviation FSS (Flight Systems Simulator) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).
- FSSE
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Flight Sensor Stimuli Equipment
- FSSR
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Flight System Software Request
The abbreviation FSSR (Flight System Software Request) includes abbreviations FS (Flight System) and SS (System Software).
- FSSR
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Flight System Software Requirements
The abbreviation FSSR (Flight System Software Requirements) includes abbreviations FS (Flight System) and SS (System Software).
- FSV
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Flight Space Vehicle
- FSW
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Flight Software
- FT
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Flight Team
- FT
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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).
- FTA
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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).
- FTC
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Flight Test Conductor
The abbreviation FTC (Flight Test Conductor) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and TC (Test Conductor).
- FTC
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Florida Test Center
- FTD
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Flight Test Directive
The abbreviation FTD (Flight Test Directive) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- FTE
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Flight Test Engineer
The abbreviation FTE (Flight Test Engineer) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- FTIS
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Flight Test Instrumentation System
The abbreviation FTIS (Flight Test Instrumentation System) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and IS (Instrumentation System).
- FTO
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Flight Test Objective
The abbreviation FTO (Flight Test Objective) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- FTOH
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Flight Test Operations Handbook
The abbreviation FTOH (Flight Test Operations Handbook) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- FTP
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Flight Test Procedure
The abbreviation FTP (Flight Test Procedure) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and TP (Test Procedure).
- FTPF
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Flight and Training Planning Facility
- FTR
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Flight Test Requirement
The abbreviation FTR (Flight Test Requirement) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- FTRD
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Flight Test Requirements Document
The abbreviation FTRD (Flight Test Requirements Document) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and RD (Requirements Document).
- FTS
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Flight Telerobotic Service
- FTS
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Flight Telerobotic Servicer
- FTS
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Flight Termination System
- FTS
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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).
- FTS
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Flight Test System
The abbreviation FTS (Flight Test System) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- FU
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Flight Unit
- FUSE
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Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
- FUT
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Flight Unit Test
- FV
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Flight Version
- FVF
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First Vertical Flight
- GA
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Ground to Air
- GAC
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Grumman Aerospace Corporation
- GALEX
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- GAM
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Ground-to-Air Missile
- GASD
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Government Aerospace Systems Division
- GASP
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General Ascent Trajectory and Sizing Program
- GASPI
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Gimbal Angle, Surface Position Indicator
- GBT
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Gyro Bias Calibration Value
- GC
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Gyrocompass
- GC
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Gimbal Case
- GCCO
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Ground Control Checkout
- GCDC
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Ground Checkout Display and Control
- GCDCS
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Ground Checkout Display and Control System
- GCE
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GPS Cargo Element
The abbreviation GCE (GPS Cargo Element) includes the abbreviation CE (Cargo Element).
- GCL
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Ground Control Landing
- GCO
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Ground Checkout
- GCOS
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Ground Computer Operating System
The abbreviation GCOS (Ground Computer Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).
- GCS
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Ground Control Station
- GCU
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Gyro Coupling Unit
- GDA
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General Dynamics Astronautics
- GDA
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Gimbal Drive Actuator
- GDA
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Gimbal Drive Assembly
- GDC
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Gyro Display Coupler
- GDCLS
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General Dynamics Commercial Launch Services
- GDOP
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Geometric Dilution Of Precision
The abbreviation GDOP (Geometric Dilution Of Precision) includes the abbreviation DOP (Dilution Of Precision).
- GDSM
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Ground Data Systems Manager
- GDSO
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Ground Data Systems Officer
- GDTA
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Groupement pour le Développement de la Télédétection Aérospatiale
- GEA
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Gimbal Electronics Assembly
- GEA
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Groupe des Écoles Aéronautiques et spatiales
- GEAESD
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General Electric Aerospace Electronics Systems
- GEM
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Giotto Extended Mission
- GEMS
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Global Emergency Missile Surveillance
- GEO
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Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
- GEO
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Group on Earth Observations (www.earthobservations.org)
- GEO
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Geostationary Earth Orbit
- GEODSS
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Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep-space Surveillance System
- GEODSS
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Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep-Space Surveillance
- GEOSEPS
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Geosynchronous Solar Electric Propulsion Stage
- GEOSS
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Global Earth Observation System of Systems (www.epa.gov/geoss/)
- GESS
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Goddard Experiment Support System
The abbreviation GESS (Goddard Experiment Support System) includes the abbreviation SS (Support System).
- GET
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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).
- GETEPE
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Grupo Executivo de Trabalho e Estudos de Projetos Espaciais
- GETI
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Ground Elapsed Time of Ignition
The abbreviation GETI (Ground Elapsed Time of Ignition) includes abbreviations ET (Elapsed Time) and GET (Ground Elapsed Time).
- GETL
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Ground Elapsed Time of Landing
The abbreviation GETL (Ground Elapsed Time of Landing) includes abbreviations ET (Elapsed Time) and GET (Ground Elapsed Time).
- GHRS
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Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph
- GIRD
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Ground Integration Requirements Document
The abbreviation GIRD (Ground Integration Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).
- GLAST
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Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope