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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    PMS

    Payload Mounting Structure

    In English

    PMS

    Power Management System

    In English

    PMS

    Professor of Military Science

    In English

    PMV

    Permanent Manned Vehicle

    In English

    PNB

    Pôle Nucléaire Bourguignon

    In French

    PND

    Passive Nutation Damper

    In English

    PNHH

    Programme National d’Hydraulique Humaine

    In French

    PO

    Postorbit

    In English

    PO

    Power On

    In English

    PO

    Power Oscillator

    In English

    POAC

    Process on a Chip

    In English

    POC

    Payload Operations Center

    In English

    POCC
    Payload Operations Control Center

    The abbreviation POCC (Payload Operations Control Center) includes abbreviations CC (Control Center) and OCC (Operations Control Center).

    In English

    POCC
    Payload Operations Control Center

    The abbreviation POCC (Payload Operations Control Center) includes abbreviations CC (Control Center) and OCC (Operations Control Center).

    In English

    POCC
    Platform Operations Control Center

    The abbreviation POCC (Platform Operations Control Center) includes abbreviations CC (Control Center) and OCC (Operations Control Center).

    In English

    POCHEP

    Poste Communautaire d'Hygiène et d'Eau Potable

    In French

    POD

    Payload Operations Division

    In English

    POD

    Precision Orbit Determination

    In English

    PODTG
    Precision Orbit Determination Task Group

    The abbreviation PODTG (Precision Orbit Determination Task Group) includes the abbreviation TG (Task Group).

    In English

    POE

    Pilot Operational Equipment

    In English

    POEM

    Polar Orbiting Earth Mission

    In English

    POF

    Pakistan Ordnance Factories

    In English

    POGDC

    Piston Octogonal à Géométrie Déformable Contrôlée

    In French

    POGO

    Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory

    In English

    POGS

    Polar-Orbiting Geomagnetic Survey

    In English

    POI

    Power-On/Off Interrupt

    In English

    POIC

    Payload Operations Integration Center

    In English

    POID

    Power-On/Off Interrupt Delay

    In English

    POLDEN

    Pollution, Déchets, Environnement

    In French

    POP

    Perpendicular to Orbit Plane

    In English

    POP

    Polar-Orbiting Platform

    In English

    POP

    Preburner Oxidizer Pump

    In English

    POP

    Preflight Operations Procedure

    In English

    POP
    Prelaunch Operations Plan

    The abbreviation POP (Prelaunch Operations Plan) includes the abbreviation LO (Launch Operations).

    In English

    POR

    Power-On Reset

    In English

    PORSEC

    Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference

    In English

    POST

    Plan d’Orientation Scientifique et Technique

    In French

    POST

    Payload Operations Support Team

    In English

    POST

    Program to Ootimize Simulated Trajectories

    In English

    POT

    Proof of Technology

    In English

      POV

      Peak Operating Voltage

      In English

      POV

      Pneumatically Operated Valve

      In English

      POV

      Proximity Operations Vehicle

      In English

      POV

      Privately Owned Vehicle

      In English

      POWG

      Payload Operations Working Group

      In English

      POWG

      Payload Orbital Working Group

      In English

      POrCo

      Progress in Organic Coatings

      In English

      PP

      Power Plant

      In English

      PP

      Premodulation Processor

      In English

      PPA

      Power Pitch-Around

      In English

      PPC

      Payload Preparation Complex

      In English

      PPCF

      Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (www.iop.org/EJ/journal/PPCF)

      In English

      PPCU
      Partial Payload Checkout Unit

      The abbreviation PPCU (Partial Payload Checkout Unit) includes the abbreviation PCU (Payload Checkout Unit).

      In English

      PPD

      Power Pitch-Down

      In English

      PPE

      Premodulation Processor Equipment

      In English

      PPE

      Programme de Principe d'Essais

      In French

      PPE

      Post-Production Engineering

      In English

        PPEE

        Periodica Polytechnica Electrical Engineering

        In English

        PPF

        Payload Processing Facility

        In English

        PPL

        Production Payload

        In English

        PPM

        Prioriteitsprogramma Materialenonderzoek

        In Dutch

        PPM
        Payload Project Manager

        The abbreviation PPM (Payload Project Manager) includes the abbreviation PM (Project Manager).

        In English

        PPME

        Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering

        In English

        PPP

        Payload Patch Panel

        In English

        PPQT

        Preproduction Qualification Test

        In English

        PPR

        Payload Preparation Room

        In English

        PPR

        Programme de Principe de Requalification

        In French

        PPRA

        Pôle Productique Rhône-Alpes

        In French

        PPS

        Partial-Pressure Suit

        In English

        PPS

        Payload Pointing System

        In English

        PPS

        Pneumatic Power Subsystem

        In English

        PPS

        Primary Propulsion System

        In English

        PPST

        Protection du Potentiel Scientifique et Technique

        In French

        PPT

        Prelaunch Package Test

        In English

        PPTE

        Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering

        In English

        PQE

        Progress in Quantum Electronics

        In English

        PQFP
        Plastic Quad Flat Pack

        The abbreviation PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack) includes the abbreviation QFP (Quad Flat Pack).

        In English

        PQGS

        Propellant Quantity Gauging System

        In English

        PQT

        Production Qualification Test

        In English

        PRAI

        Programme Régional d'Actions Innovatrices

        In French

        PRAMED

        Programme Régional pour l’Air, la Maîtrise de l’Énergie et les Déchets

        In French

        PRATIC

        PRocédure d'Analyse et de Traitement des Informations Commerciales

        In French

        PRB

        Parachute Refurbishment Building

        In English

        PRD
        Payload Requirements Document

        The abbreviation PRD (Payload Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

        In English

        PRD

        Personal Radiation Dosimeter

        In English

        PRDA

        Program Research and Development Announcement

        In English

        PRDT

        Prestation Régionale de Développement Technologique

        In French

          PRE

          Power Regulation Equipment

          In English

          PREDIS

          Plan Régional d'Élimination des Déchets Industriels Spéciaux

          In French

          PREDIT

          Programme National de Recherche et d'Innovation dans les Transports Terrestres

          In French

          PRIIM

          Projet de Réalisation et d’Innovation Industrielle de Microsystèmes Hétérogènes

          In French

          PRIS

          Payload Remote Integration System

          In English

          PRISM

          Process Industries Safety Management

          In English

          PRISMA

          Productique et Informatique des Systèmes Manufacturiers

          In French

          PRK
          Prix de Revient Kilométrique

          The abbreviation PRK (Prix de Revient Kilométrique) includes the abbreviation PR (Prix de Revient).

          In French

          PRL

          Payload Retention Latch

          In English

          PRLA

          Payload Retention Latch Actuator

          In English

          PRLA

          Payload Retention Latch Assembly

          In English

          PRM

          Payload Retention Mechanism

          In English

          PRM

          Posigrade Rocket Motor

          In English

          PRN

          Pseudorandom Noise

          In English

          PROGRESS

          Programme for Research on Embedded Systems & Software

          In English

          PROTEIN

          euroPean Reusable and cOsThEavy lift transport InvestigatioN

          In English

          PROTON

          Public Research Organisations' Technology Offices Network

          In English

          PRR
          Preflight Readiness Review

          The abbreviation PRR (Preflight Readiness Review) includes the abbreviation RR (Readiness Review).

          In English

          PRRB
          Payload Requirements Review Board

          The abbreviation PRRB (Payload Requirements Review Board) includes abbreviations RR (Requirements Review) and RB (Review Board).

          In English

          PRS

          Payload Retention System

          In English

          PRST

          Pôle de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique

          In French

          PRTLS
          Powered Return To Launch Site

          The abbreviation PRTLS (Powered Return To Launch Site) includes abbreviations LS (Launch Site) and RTLS (Return To Launch Site).

          In English

          PRTR

          Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

          In English

          PRV

          Pressure-Reducing Valve

          In English

          PS

          Parachute System

          In English

          PS

          Payload Specialist

          In English

          PS

          Payload Station

          In English

          PS

          Payload Support

          In English

          PS
          Power Supply

          The abbreviation PS (Power Supply) is included in abbreviations such as EPSMA (European Power Supply Manufacturers Association), EPS (Experimental Power Supply), GPS (Ground Power Supply), HVPS (High Voltage Power Supply), IPS (Inverter Power Supply), KPSM (Klystron Power Supply Modulator), LVPS (Low Voltage Power Supply), MBPS (Main Bus Power Supply), PSCU (Power Supply Control Unit), UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) and PSU (Power Supply Unit).

          In English

          PS

          Puissance Souscrite

          In French

          PSA

          Power and Servoassembly

          In English

          PSA

          Power Servoamplifier

          In English

          PSA

          Power Switching Assembly

          In English

          PSA

          Payload Service Area

          In English

          PSA

          Payload Support Avionics

          In English

          PSBLS

          Permanent Space-Based Logistics System

          In English

          PSC
          Payload Support Contractor

          The abbreviation PSC (Payload Support Contractor) includes the abbreviation SC (Support Contractor).

          In English

          PSC

          Planetary Spacecraft

          In English

          PSCL

          Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory

          In English

          PSCU
          Power Supply Control Unit

          The abbreviation PSCU (Power Supply Control Unit) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

          In English

          PSD

          Power Spectral Density

          In English

          PSD

          Power Systems Division

          In English

          PSDE

          Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation

          In English

          PSDF

          Propulsion System Development Facility

          In English

          PSDP

          Payload Station Distribution Panel

          In English

          PSDP

          Payload System Distribution Panel

          In English

          PSDU

          Power and Signal Distribution Unit

          In English

          PSE

          Payload Service Equipment

          In English

          PSE

          Payload Support Engineer

          In English

          PSE

          Payload Support Equipment

          In English

          PSEPR

          Pôle Système Électrique Production Régionale

          In French

          PSF

          Probability of Stress Failure

          In English

          PSF

          Propellant Servicing Facility

          In English

          PSG

          Power Subsystem Group

          In English

          PSI
          Paul Scherrer Institut (https://www.psi.ch/de)

          = IPS | Institut Paul Scherrer | In French

          In German

          PSI

          Power Static Inverter

          In English

          PSI

          Programme de Surveillance de l’Irradiation

          In French

          PSIG

          Propulsion Systems Integration Group

          In English

          PSIN

          Physique des Solides Irradiés et des Nanostructures

          In French

          PSIU

          Power and Signal Interface Unit

          In English

          PSL

          Pressure Seal

          In English

          PSM

          Power Storage Module

          In English

          PSM

          Propellant Storage Module

          In English

          PSMI

          Pryde Schropp McComb, Inc (www.psmi.ca)

          In English

          PSO

          Polskie Składy Oponiarskie

          In Polish

          PSP
          Payload Signal Processor

          The abbreviation PSP (Payload Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

          In English

          PSP

          Payload Specialist Panel

          In English

          PSP

          Payload Support Plan

          In English

          PSP

          Planetary Scan Platform

          In English

          PSP

          Planetary Scan Probe

          In English

          PSP
          Programmable Signal Processor

          The abbreviation PSP (Programmable Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

          In English

          PSPA

          Pilotage des Systèmes de Production Automatisée

          In French

          PSR
          Payload Safety Review

          The abbreviation PSR (Payload Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).

          In English

          PSS

          Propulsion Support System

          In English

          PSS

          Payload Specialist Station

          In English

          PSS

          Payload Status System

          In English

          PSS

          Payload Support System

          In English

          PSS

          Portable Survival Shelter

          In English

          PSS

          Propellant Supply Subsystem

          In English

          PSS

          Propulsion Subsystem

          In English

          PSS

          Procédé de Stabilisation et Solidification

          In French

          PSSP

          Payload Specialist Station Panel

          In English

          PSTL

          Pressure Model Static and Transient Launch Configuration

          In English

          PSU

          Power Switching Unit

          In English

          PSU
          Power Supply Unit

          The abbreviation PSU (Power Supply Unit) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

          In English

          PSV

          Planetary Space Vehicle

          In English

          PSV

          Probability of Vehicle Success

          In English

          PSW

          Paris Space Week

          In English

          PT

          Propulsion Test

          In English

          PT

          Pneumatic Tube

          In English

          PT

          Power Transfer

          In English

          PTA
          Propulsion Test Article

          The abbreviation PTA (Propulsion Test Article) includes the abbreviation TA (Test Article).

          In English

          PTAN

          Preschool Technical Assistance Network

          In English

          PTB

          Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

          In German

          PTB

          Payload Timing Buffer

          In English

          PTC
          Passive Thermal Control

          The abbreviation PTC (Passive Thermal Control) is included in abbreviations such as IPTCS (Igloo Passive Thermal Control Section) and PTCS (Passive Thermal Control System), and it includes the abbreviation TC (Thermal Control).

          In English

          PTC

          Passive Thermal Conditioning

          In English

          PTC

          Primary Technical Course

          In English

          PTCC
          Propulsion Test Control Center

          The abbreviation PTCC (Propulsion Test Control Center) includes abbreviations CC (Control Center) and TCC (Test Control Center).

          In English

          PTCS
          Passive Thermal Control System

          The abbreviation PTCS (Passive Thermal Control System) includes abbreviations PTC (Passive Thermal Control), TC (Thermal Control) and TCS (Thermal Control System).

          In English

          PTCS

          Propellant Tanking Computer System

          In English

          PTD

          Preliminary Technical Directive

          In English

            PTD

            Provisioning Technical Documentation

            In English

              PTE

              Plate-forme Technologique Européenne

              In English

              PTO

              Power Test Operation

              In English

              PTR

              Prestation Technologique Réseau

              In French

                PTR

                Projektträger Reaktorsicherheitsforschung

                In German

                PTR

                Program Technical Review

                In English

                PTRS
                Peruvian Technology Rating System

                The abbreviation PTRS (Peruvian Technology Rating System) includes the abbreviation TRS (Technology Rating System).

                In English

                PTS

                Payload Test Set

                In English

                PTS

                Payload Transportation System

                In English

                PTSF

                Payload Trunnion Support Fixture

                In English

                PTV

                Pathfinder Test Vehicle

                In English

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