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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    KATS

    Korean Agency for Technology and Standards

    In English

    KATS

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Avionics Test Set

    In English

    KAΠE
    Κέντρο Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας

    = CRES | Center for Renewable Energy Sources | In English

    In Greek

    KBAC
    Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor

    The abbreviation KBAC (Kennedy Booster Assembly Contractor) includes the abbreviation BAC (Booster Assembly Contractor).

    In English

    KBBE

    Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy

    In English

    KBC
    Kapton Beta Cloth

    The abbreviation KBC (Kapton Beta Cloth) includes the abbreviation BC (Beta Cloth).

    In English

    KCAS
    Knots Calibrated Airspeed

    The abbreviation KCAS (Knots Calibrated Airspeed) includes the abbreviation CAS (Calibrated Airspeed).

    In English

    KCR
    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Change Request

    The abbreviation KCR (KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Change Request) includes the abbreviation CR (Change Request).

    In English

    KCV

    KKV (Kinetic Kill Vehicle) Carrier Vehicle

    In English

    KDMS
    Kennedy Data Management System

    The abbreviation KDMS (Kennedy Data Management System) includes the abbreviation DMS (Data Management System).

    In English

    KDN

    Kinetically Designed Nozzle

    In English

    KDS

    Kennedy-Developed Software

    In English

    KDV

    KKV (Kinetic Kill Vehicle) Deployment Vehicle

    In English

    KEA

    Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur

    In German

    KEAS
    Knots Equivalent Airspeed

    The abbreviation KEAS (Knots Equivalent Airspeed) includes the abbreviation EAS (Equivalent Airspeed).

    In English

    KEE

    Knowledge Engineering Environment

    In English

      KEPCO

      Korea Electric Power Corporation

      In English

      KERP

      Kompetenzzentrums für Elektro(nik)altgeräte-Recycling und nachhaltige Produktentwicklung

      In German

      KEV

      Kinetic-Energy Vehicle

      In English

      KEW

      Kinetic-Energy Weapon

      In English

      KHB

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Handbook

      In English

      KHIT

      KKV (Kinetic Kill Vehicle) Hovering Interceptor Test

      In English

      KIAS
      Knots Indicated Airspeed

      The abbreviation KIAS (Knots Indicated Airspeed) includes the abbreviation IAS (Indicated Airspeed).

      In English

      KIM

      Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (http://eng.kim.or.kr/)

      In English

      KIMMJ

      Korean Institute of Metals and Materials Journal

      In English

      KIMS

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Inventory Management System

      In English

      KIP

      Key Inspection Point

      In English

      KIS-PIMS

      Knowledge Intensive Services for Planning, Installing, Maintaining and Scrapping renewable energy generators

      In English

      KIVI

      Koninklijk Instituut Van Ingenieurs (www.kiviniria.nl)

      In Dutch

      KKV

      Kinetic Kill Vehicle

      In English

      KKVWS

      Kinetic Kill Vehicle Weapon System

      In English

      KKW

      Kinetic Kill Weapon

      In English

      KMI

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Management Instruction

      In English

      KMR

      Kwajalein Missile Range

      In English

      KN

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Notice

      In English

      KNAC

      Koninklijke Nederlandse Automobiel Club (https://www.knac.nl/)

      In Dutch

      KNMV

      Koninklijk Nederlandse Motorrijders Vereniging (www.knmv.nl)

      In Dutch

      KOEF

      Korea Energy Forum

      In English

      KOI

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Operation Instruction

      In English

      KOM

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Organizational Manual

      In English

      KOSC

      Kennedy Operations Support Center

      In English

      KPD

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Program Directive

      In English

      KPLO

      Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter

      In English

      KPRD
      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Program Requirements Document

      The abbreviation KPRD (KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Program Requirements Document) includes abbreviations PR (Program Requirements) and RD (Requirements Document).

      In English

      KPSM
      Klystron Power Supply Modulator

      The abbreviation KPSM (Klystron Power Supply Modulator) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

      In English

      KREA

      Kaunas Regional Energy Agency

      In English

      KREMS

      Kiernan Reentry Measurements Site

      In English

      KREMS

      Kwajalein Reentry Measurement System

      In English

      KSC
      Kennedy Space Center

      The abbreviation KSC (Kennedy Space Center) is included in the abbreviation KSCAP (Kennedy Space Center Area Permit).

      In English

      KSCAP
      Kennedy Space Center Area Permit

      The abbreviation KSCAP (Kennedy Space Center Area Permit) includes the abbreviation KSC (Kennedy Space Center).

      In English

      KSLM

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Plan/Requirement

      In English

      KSLN

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Notice

      In English

      KSLPS

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Project Specification

      In English

      KSM

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Management Document

      In English

      KSPN

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Notice

      In English

      KSPS

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Specification

      In English

      KSSS

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Station Set Specification

      In English

      KSSS

      KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Station Set Specification

      In English

      KTF
      Kauai Test Facility

      The abbreviation KTF (Kauai Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).

      In English

      KTRS
      KOTEC Technology Rating System

      The abbreviation KTRS (KOTEC Technology Rating System) includes the abbreviation TRS (Technology Rating System).

      In English

      KUFEM

      Kyushu University Faculty Engineering Memoirs

      In English

      KV

      Kill Vehicle

      In English

      KVWN

      Koninklijke Vereniging voor Waterleidingbelangen in Nederland

      In Dutch

      KVnT
      Kibernetika i Vychislitel'naia Tekhnika

      = КиВТ | Кибернетика и вычислительная техника | In Russian

      In Russian

      KliBA

      Klimaschutz- und Energie-Beratungsagentur

      In German

      KuSP
      Kuband Signal Processor

      The abbreviation KuSP (Kuband Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

      In English

      KyITB

      Kyushu Institute Technology Bulletin

      In English

      KyUAM

      Kyushu University Research Institute Applied Mechanics Reports

      In English

      KyUTR

      Kyushu University Technology Reports

      In English

      KyoMe

      Kyoto University Faculty Engineering Memoirs

      In English

      L&D

      Landing and Deceleration

      In English

      L&L
      Launch and Landing

      The abbreviation L&L (Launch and Landing) is included in the abbreviation L&LS (Launch and Landing Site).

      In English

      L&LS
      Launch and Landing Site

      = LLS | Launch and Landing Site | In English

      The abbreviation L&LS (Launch and Landing Site) includes abbreviations L&L (Launch and Landing) and LS (Landing Site).

      In English

      L2E
      Laboratoire d’Électronique et Électromagnétisme (http://www.l2e.upmc.fr/)

      Le Laboratoire d’Électronique et Électromagnétisme (L2E) développe des méthodes d’analyse et des modèles pour expliquer les phénomènes de propagation d’ondes électromagnétiques en environnement complexe, multi-échelles et multi-physiques, ainsi que des technologies électroniques pour les secteurs des télécommunications, de la santé, de la défense, du spatial et de l’automobile.

      In French

      L2ES

      Laboratoire de Recherche en Électronique, Électrotechnique et Systèmes

      In French

      LA

      Launch Area

      In English

      LA

      Launch Azimuth

      In English

      LAAS

      Laboratory for Analyse and Architecture of Systems

      In English

      LAB

      Laboratoire d’Accidentologie et de Biomécanique

      In French

      LAC

      Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

      In English

      LACB

      Landing Aids Control Building

      In English

      LAEPSI

      Laboratoire d'Analyse Environnementale des Procédés et des Systèmes Industriels

      In French

      LAES

      Letters in Applied and Engineering Sciences

      In English

      LAGEOS

      LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (https://lageos.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/)

      In English

      LAGS

      Launch Abort Guide Simulation

      In English

      LAI

      Laboratoire d'Automatique Industrielle

      In French

      LAIU

      Launch Abort Interface Unit

      In English

      LAM

      Low-Altitude Mission

      In English

      LAMIH

      Laboratoire d'Automatique et de Mécanique Industrielles et Humaines

      In French

      LAMPS

      Light Airborne Multipurpose System

      In English

      LANCER

      Light Amplifiers with NanoClusters and ERbium

      In English

      LAPER

      Logiciel d'Aide à la Planification de l'Électrification Rurale

      In French

      LARES

      Laser Relativity Satellite

      In English

      LARSSYAA

      Laboratory for Application of Remote Sensing Aircraft Analysis

      In English

      LAS

      Low-Altitude Sensor

      In English

      LASER

      Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

      In English

      LASERCOM

      Laser Communications Payload

      In English

      LASMAP

      Laboratoire de Recherche Structure et Mécanique Appliquée

      In French

      LASS

      Large-Amplitude Space Simulator

      In English

      LASS

      Low-Altitude Surveillance System

      In English

      LASV

      Low-Altitude Supersonic Vehicle

      In English

      LATERE

      Loirénergie, Agence Technique pour une Énergie Respectueuse de l'Environnement

      In French

      LAV

      Light Armored Vehicle

      In English

      LAVIA

      Limitateur s'Adaptant à la Vitesse Autorisée

      In French

      LAW

      Low-Altitude Weapon

      In English

      LB

      Launch Boost

      In English

      LBB
      Leak Before Break

      = FAR | Fuite Avant Rupture | In French

      In English

      LBC

      Lampe Basse Consommation

      In French

      LBM

      Liquid Boost Module

      In English

      LBTB
      Launch Base Test Plan

      The abbreviation LBTB (Launch Base Test Plan) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).

      In English

      LBTPP
      Launch Base Test Plan/Procedure

      The abbreviation LBTPP (Launch Base Test Plan/Procedure) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).

      In English

      LC

      Launch Complex

      In English

      LC

      Launch Cost

      In English

      LC

      Launch Countdown

      In English

      LC&CO

      Launch Control and Checkout

      In English

      LCA

      Launch Control Amplifier

      In English

      LCC
      Launch Control Center

      The abbreviation LCC (Launch Control Center) is included in abbreviations such as ALCC (Airborne Launch Control Center), GMLCC (Ground Mobile Launch Control Center) and PLCC (Payload Launch Control Center), and it includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

      In English

      LCC
      Launch Commit Criteria

      The abbreviation LCC (Launch Commit Criteria) is included in the abbreviation LCCD (Launch Commit Criteria Document).

      In English

      LCC

      Launch Control Complex

      In English

      LCC

      Low-Cost Carrier

      In English

      LCCD
      Launch Commit Criteria Document

      The abbreviation LCCD (Launch Commit Criteria Document) includes the abbreviation LCC (Launch Commit Criteria).

      In English

      LCD

      Liquid Crystal Display

      In English

      LCE

      Launch Complex Engineer

      In English

      LCE

      Launch Complex Equipment

      In English

      LCET

      Low Carbon Energy Technology

      In English

      LCGB

      Lambretta Club of Great Britain (www.ilambretta.co.uk)

      In English

      LCIE

      Laboratoire Central des Industries Électriques

      In English

      LCM

      Linz Center of Mechatronics (https://www.lcm.at)

      In English

      LCMS

      Low-Cost Modular Spacecraft

      In English

      LCPC

      Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (www.lcpc.fr)

      In French

      LCROSS

      Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite

      In English

      LCS

      Launch Control System

      In English

      LCS

      Littoral Combat Ship

      In English

      LCV

      Logistics Cargo Vehicle

      In English

      LCVG

      Liquid Cooling (and) Ventilation Garment

      In English

      LDB
      Launch Data Bus

      The abbreviation LDB (Launch Data Bus) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Bus).

      In English

      LDEC

      Lunar Docking Events Controller

      In English

      LDIU

      Launch Data Interface Unit

      In English

      LDMS

      Laboratoire de Dynamique des Machines et des Structures

      In French

      LDS

      Landing, Deservicing, and Safing

      In English

      LDS

      Launch Detection Satellite

      In English

      LDS

      Layered Defense System

      In English

      LE
      Launch Escape

      The abbreviation LE (Launch Escape) is included in abbreviations such as LEM (Launch Escape Monitor) and LES (Launch Escape Subsystem).

      In English

      LE

      London Electricity

      In English

      LEA

      Logistics Engineering Analysis

      In English

      LEA/MP

      Logistics Engineering Analysis and Maintenance Planning

      In English

      LEAP

      Lightweight Exoatmospheric Projectile

      In English

      LEAT

      Laboratoire d'Électronique, Antennes et Télécommunications

      In French

      LEC

      Lockheed Electronics Company

      In English

      LECAP

      Laboratoire d'Étude et de Commande Automatique de Processus

      In French

      LED
      Light-Emitting Diode

      The abbreviation LED (Light-Emitting Diode) is included in abbreviations such as OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode), FOLED (Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diode) and PLED (Polymere Light-Emitting Diode).

      In English

      LED
      Light Emitting Device

      The abbreviation LED (Light Emitting Device) is included in the abbreviation OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device).

      In English

      LEDC

      Low-Energy Detonating Charge

      In English

      LEDI

      Low Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor

      In English

      LEED

      Leadership for Energy Efficient Design

      In English

      LEED

      Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

      In English

      LEEV

      Light-duty Environmentally Enhanced Vehicle

      In English

      LEG

      London Electricity Group

      In English

      LEGRI

      Low Energy Gamma Ray Imager

      In English

      LEH

      Launch and Entry Helmet

      In English

      LEI

      Lithuanian Energy Institute

      In English

      LEM

      Lunar Excursion Module

      In English

      LEM
      Launch Escape Monitor

      The abbreviation LEM (Launch Escape Monitor) includes the abbreviation LE (Launch Escape).

      In English

      LEMA

      Laboratoire d'Électrodynamique des Matériaux Avancés

      In French

      LEO

      Low Earth Orbit

      In English

      LEOP

      Launch and Early Orbit Phase

      In English

      LER

      Lunar Eyepiece Receptacle

      In English

      LES

      Launch Equipment Shop

      In English

      LES
      Launch Escape Subsystem

      The abbreviation LES (Launch Escape Subsystem) includes the abbreviation LE (Launch Escape).

      In English

      LES

      Launch-Entry Suit

      In English

      LES

      Lincoln Experimental Satellite

      In English

      LETF
      Launch Equipment Test Facility

      The abbreviation LETF (Launch Equipment Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).

      In English

      LETI

      Laboratoire d'Électronique et de Technologie de l'Informatique

      In French

      LETIT

      Local Energy Technology Implementation

      In English

      LEU

      Low Enriched Uranium

      In English

      LEV

      Lunar Excursion Vehicle

      In English

      LF

      Launch Facility

      In English

      LFC

      Lit Fluidisé Circulant

      In French

      LFFE

      Low-Fossil-Fuel Economy

      In English

      LFOP

      Landing and Ferry Operations Panel

      In English

      LFT

      Live-Fire Test

      In English

      LFV

      Lunar Flying Vehicle

      In English

      LG

      Landing Gear

      In English

      LGE

      Laboratoire de Génie Électrique

      In French

      LGEP

      Laboratoire de Génie Électrique de Paris (www.lgep.supelec.fr)

      In French

      LGRB

      Landesamt für Geologie, Rohstoffe und Bergbau

      In German

      LGS

      Landing Gear Subsystem

      In English

      LGTA
      Landing Gear Test Article

      The abbreviation LGTA (Landing Gear Test Article) includes the abbreviation TA (Test Article).

      In English

      LGV
      Ligne à Grande Vitesse

      = HSL | Hogesnelheidslijn | In Dutch

      In French

      LHBl

      La Houille Blanche

      In French

      LHOP

      Laser-Hardened Optical Payload

      In English

      LHWP

      Lesotho Highlands Water Project

      In English

      LIC

      Load Interface Circuit

      In English

      LIDIC

      Liaisons Informatiques entre Distributeurs et Constructeurs

      In French

      LIEGE

      Logiciel d'Interface des Enregistreurs Gaz Électroniques

      In French

      LIEN

      Liaison Intercommunale d’Évitement Nord

      In French

      LIER

      Laboratoire d’essais INRETS Équipements Routiers

      In French

      LIF

      Lighting Industry Federation

      In English

      LIMHP

      Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Matériaux et des Hautes Pressions

      In French

      LIMSI

      Laboratoire d'Informatique pour la Mécanique et les Sciences de l'Ingénieur (www.limsi.fr)

      In French

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