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https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19730024175 2020-03-23T00:36:47+00:00Z GP-589 Revised July 1973 JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (NASA-TM-X-69523) A SELECTIVE LIST OF N73-32908 ACRONIHS AND ABBREVIATIONS (NASA) 205 p HC $12.25 CSCL 05B Unclas G3/34 18468 A SELECTIVE LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Compiled by THE DOCUMENTS DEPARTMENT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER LIBRARY Reproduced by NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE US Department of Commerce Springfield, VA. 22151 NASA-PAFB APR/70 N73-32908 A SELECTIVE LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS July 1973 DISTRIBUTED BY: KKn National Technical Information Service U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield Va. 22151 NOTICE THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED FROM THE BEST COPY FURNISHED US BY THE SPONSORING AGENCY. ALTHOUGH IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT CER- TAIN PORTIONS ARE ILLEGIBLE, IT IS BEING RE- LEASED IN THE INTEREST OF MAKING AVAILABLE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. July 1973 JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, NASA GP-589 Revised A SELECTIVE LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER LIBRARY APPROVAL (Mrs.)L.^. RusselT KSC Librarian . Date__—« bjA. —J. J7J17___ 3 PREFACE The Documents Department of the KSC Library has frequently been asked if there were available any number of lists con- taining acronyms, abbreviations, initials, code words and phrases generally used at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). After a careful search, only KSC GP-334, KSC Scheduling Abbreviation Glossary, was found. Therefore, to meet the need of the KSC Community, the Documents Department prepared KSC GP-589, the first selective list of - acronyms and abbreviations, with the issue date of October 28, 1969. This issue is the fourth revision to that list and is the most comprehensive one yet available in this format at KSC. More than twelve thousand one hundred (12,100) entries are identified in this revision. Comments and suggestions concerning entries and the useful- ness of this list are welcomed by the Documents Department of the KSC Library. (Miss)H. C. Kellef Vincent Rapetti Assistant to the NWSI Librarian NWSI Librarian Pate (L^jtu 11 \ ^T 3 Date_ RCU3.002 KSC LIBRARY ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS A&A ADVERTISE AND AWARD ASM ASSEMBLY & MAINTENANCE A&T ASSEMBLY ft TEST A-C ALTERNATING-CURRENT CAS ADJECTIVE3 A-L ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING A-bD AERO-SPACE DIVISION A-SOL ANTI-SOLAR A-V AUDIO-VISUAL A/C AIR CRAFT A/C 1 AIR CONDITIONING A/U ARM/DESTRUCT A/U 1 ANALOG TO DIGITAL A/E ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS A/t-TP ACCEPTANCE FUNCTIONAL TEST PROCEDURE A/0 AIR TO GROUND ' A/K AS REQUIRED A/b ASCENT STAGE tLEMD A/w ALL WEATHER AA 1 ATLAAEROSOS LAviEN ANALYZEA R AA 2 APOLLO SKYLAB PROGRAM AA/MSF ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR MANNED SPACE FLIGHT AAA APOLLO ACCESS ARM AAAS AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AAAS 1 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AAb AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT BULLETIN AAb 1 ARMY AVIATION BOARD AAC ANTI-AIRCRAFT CANNON AAC 1 ACQUISITION ADVICE CODE AAC 2 ALASKAN AIR COMMAND AAC 3 ABORT ADVISORY CHANNEL AACB AERONAUTICS a ASTRONAUTICS COORDINATING BOARD AACC AMERICA^ ASSOCIATION FOR CONTAMINATION CONTROL AACE AMERICAN ASSOC. OF COST ENGINEERS AAUO ASSAULT AIRLIFT CONTROL OFFICER AACS ARMY ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AACS 1 AIRWAYS & AIR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE AAU ARMY &I9 DEFE5SE AAU»B ARMY AIR DEFENSE BOARD AADC ARMY AIK DEFENSE COMMAND AAlKP ARMY AlK DEFENSE COMMAND POST AAUS ARMY Alri DEFENSE SCHOOL AAt AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS AAfc 1 ABORT ADVISORY EQUIPMENT AAtE AIRPLANE & ARMAMENT EXPERIMENTAL ESTAB. AAtSWB ARMY AIRBORNE ELECTRONICS & SPECIAL WARFARE BOARD AAF ARMY AIR FORCES AAFB AUXILIARY AIR FORCE BASE AAFE ADVAficEo APPLICATION FLIGHT EXPERIMENT AAFSS ADVANCED AERIAL FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM AAi AIR-TO-AIR IDENTIFICATION AAI 1 AIRCRAFT ARMAMENTS*INC. AAIB AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD AAiE AMERICAN ASSOC. OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS ARCTIC AEROSPACE LABORATORY 1 AVIATlOiM ARMAMENT LABORATORY 2 AMES AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY 3 ARCTIC AEROMEDICAL LABORATORY AUTOMATIC AZIMUTH LAYING THEODOLITE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE 1 AIR TO AIR MISSILE ARMY AVIATION MATERIEL COMMAND ARMY AVIATION MATERIALS LABORATORY ftRMY ARTILLERY & MISSILE SCHOOL ASTRONAUT ACTIVITIES OHFICE CMSC1 ANTI-AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS CENTER APOLLO APPLICATIONS PROGRAM 1 ALLIED ADMINISTRATIVE PUBLICATION 2 ANALOG AUTO PILOT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT AIR AUGMENTED ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM ABORT ADVISORY SYSTEM 1 AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN STEEL MANUFACTURERS AIRPORT & AIRWAYS SURVEILLANCE RADAR ARMY AVIATION TEST BOARD APOLLO APPLICATIONS TEST REQUIREMENTS ARMY AIR TRAFFIC REGULATION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AIRBORNE ASSAULT VEHICLE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVER ARMY ATOMIC WEAPON SYSTEMS SAFETY COMMITTEE AUTO BEACON 1 AIR BEARING AMERICAN BOAHD ASSOC. AIR BATTLE ANALYSIS DIVISION ADVANCED BATTERY ACQUISITION RADAR ABBREVIATE ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL CAPSULE 1 AUTOMATIC BRIGHTNESS CONTROL AIR BLAST CIRCUIT BREAKER ATOMIC BOMB CASUALTY COMM. AIRBORNE BALLISTICS DIVISION CNASA3 AIRBORNE BOMBING EVALUATION 1 AIR BREATHING ENGINE AIR BREATHING ENGINE SYSTEM AIRBORNE ELECTRICAL TEST SET ALLEGHENY BALLISTICS LABORATORY 1 ARMY BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 2 AUTOMATED BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 3 ABLATIVE ABLATIVE ACTIVITY BALANCE LINE EVALUATION AIR BEARING LIFT PAD ANTI BALLISTIC MISSILE ARMY BALLISTICS MISSILt AGENCY AIR BALLISTICS MISSILE DIVISION ADVANCED BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ANTI-BALLIbTIC MISSILE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ASMS ADVANCED BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEMS ABN AIRBORNE ABNCP AIRBORNE COMMAND POST ABOM ASSISTANT BAbE OPERATIONS MANAGER A8PS AIR BREATHING PROPULSION SYSTEM ABOSS ADVANCED BOMBARDMENT SYSTEM ABKES ADVANCED BALLISTIC RE-ENTRY SYSTEM ABb AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING ABb CLG ABSOLUTE CEILING ABbAP AIR-BORNE bEARCH & ATTACK PLOTTER ABT ATLANTIC BOObTER TEST AC ALTERNATING CURRENT AC 1 AIR CONDITIONING AC 2 AC DIVISION ^GENERAL MOTORSn AC 3 ATLAS CENTAUR AC 4 ATTITUDE CONTROL AC 5 ASPHALT COMPOSITION ACA AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL FOR AERONAUTICS ACA 1 ATTITUDE CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY ACAMR ASSOCIATE COMMITTEE ON AVIATION MEDICAL RES. ACb AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER ACbWS AUTOMATIC CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARNING SYSTEM ACC ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION ACC 1 ADMIRALTY CORROSION COMMITTEE ACC 2 AIR COORDINATING COMMITTEE ACC 3 ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION ACC 4 AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY ACC 5 AIR COMPONENT COMMAND ACCC ALTERNATE COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER ACCD AEROSPACE COMMUNICATION g CONTROLS DIV. ACCEL AUTOMATED CIRCUIT CARD ETCHING LAYOUT ACCESS AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC SIGNALING SYSTEM ACCESS 1 AUTOMATIC COMPUTER-CONTROLLED ELECTRONICS SCANNING SYSTEM ACCESS 2 ACCESSORY ACCL ARMY COATING AND CHEMICAL LABORATORY ACCL 1 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES ACCML ARMY CHEMICAL CORPS MEDICAL LABORATORIES ACCO AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. ACCPT ACCEPTANCE ACCRY ACCESSORY ACtS AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT AND CONTROL SYSTEM ACtT ACCOUNT ACCUM ACCUMULATE ACUA AVIATION COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACDA 1 ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY ACDEC ARMY COMBAT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIMENTATION CENTER ACE AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT ACE 1 ACCEPTANCE CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT ACE 2 AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION ACE-S/C ACCEPTANCE CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT - SPACE CRAFT ACED AC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION DIV.r G.M. ACEL AIR CRErf EQUIPMENT LABORATORY ACERP ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS REQUIREMENTS PLAN ACt.S AIR COLLECTION ENGINE SYSTEM ACES 1 AIR COLLECTION & ENRICHMENT SYSTEM ACF AMERICAN CAR ft FOUNDRY ACFE ACF ELECTRONICS ACFT AIRCRAFT ACb AIR CARGO GLIDER ACi ALLOCATED CONFIGURATION IDENTIFICATION AC1C AERONAUTICAL CHART 8 INFORMATION CENTER AC1C 1 APOLLO CONTRACTOR INFORMATION CENTER ACID AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION ACIO AIR COMBAT INTELLIGENCE OFFICE ACIR ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ACK ACKNOWLEDGE ACL AERONAUTICAL COMPUTERS LAB. ACLO AGENA CLASS LUNAR ORBITER ACLS AUTOMATIC CARRIER LANDING SYSTEM ACLS 1 AIR CUSHION LANDING SYSTEM ACM ACTIVE COUNTER MEASURES ACMD AUVANCED CONCEPTS AND MISSION DIVISION ACME AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND MANEUVERING ELECTRONICS ACME 1 ATTITUDE CONTROL 4 MANEUVERING ELECTRONICS ACMS ADVANCED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ACN ASCENSION ISLAND USB STATION CMSFN3 ACO ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER ACOC AREA COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS CENTER ACOE AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT ACOUS ACOUSTIC ACP ACCEPTANCE CHECKOUT PROCEDURE ACP 1 AZIMUTH CHANGE PULSE ACPL ATLAS CREW PROCEDURES LABORATORY ACPM ATTITUDE CONTROL PROPULSION MOTORS ACPU AUXILIARY COMPUTER POWER UNIT ACW ACQUIRE ACU 1 ACQUISITION ACPS ATTITUDE CONTROL PROPULSION SYSTEM ACK AUXILIARY COMPUTER ROOM ACKC AUDIO CENTER - RECEIVER ACKE AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT & READINESS EQUIP, AC*E-FT ACRE-FOOT ACRES AIR-BORNE COMMUNICATION RELAY STATION ACkH ARGONNE CANCER RES. HOSPITAL ACKL AERO CHfcM RESEARCH LABb,» INC. ACKMA AIR CONDITIONING 8 REFRIGERATING MACHINERY ASSOCIATION ACKV AUDIO CENTER - RECEIVER ACb AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY ACb 1 APOLLO COMMAND SYSTEMS ACb 2 ATTITUDE CONTROL AND STABILIZATION ACb 3 AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ACb H ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEMS ACS 5 ASTRO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ACb 6 ATMOSPHERE CONTROL SYSTEM ACbB APOLLO CREW SYSTEMS BRANCH ACbC AIR COMMAND STAFF COLLEGE ACbP AC SPARK PLUG ACbT ACOUSTIC ACT AUTOMATIC CHECKOUT TECHNIQUES ACl 1 ACTUAL ACT 2 ACTUATE ACT 3 ACTIVATION ACT U ACTUATOR ACTG ACTUATING ACT IV ARMY CONCEPT TEAM IN VIETNAM ACTM AUDIO CENTER - TRANSMITTER AC1P ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNIQUES PROJECT ACIR ACTUATOR AC1V ACTIVATE ACV AIR CUSHION VEHICLES ACwL ARMY CHEMICAL WARFARE LAB. ACwS AIRCRAFT CONTROL
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    ................................... ::::::::::::::::::::::: .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. \ :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: . jj:.t~:~:~:~:t~~~: .: ......:. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ::., .=:: ......................:.:. .. .-:.:.: .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. ::::::::::::::::::::::: MSC INTERNAL NOTE NO. 69-FM-76 ::::::::::::::::::::::: :~:~:t~:~:t~:~:~:. April 7, 1969 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ , • N..................······················... ~ ~:ttttt~ · ~~::::::::::::.::::::::::"\ .......... ::::::::::::::::::::::: .:::::::::::::::::::::: , I~III~~I ":':':':':':':':':':':........... ~.:::::::::::::::::::::: ~.......................... .:::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::: CONSUMABLES ANALYSIS ::::::::::::::::::::::: FOR THE APOLLO 10 (MISSION F) ----- -------- SPACECRAFT OPERATIONAL 1IIIIIilllllllllllllili TRAJECTORY :::::::::::::::::.:::::: • ~t{ttmm • I Guidance and Performance Branch, MISSION PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DIVISION • • .:~~~ 'i •••~...••~.~~.;·7) MANNED HS:U~~OEN~T~~~TCENTER ~'. :!I~"!I CNASA-TM-X-69384) CONSUMABLESAN AL YSIS N74-70735 ~FOB THE APOLLO 10 (MISSION F) SPACECBAFT :::.OFERATIONAL TRAJECTORY (NASA) 64 p Unclas • 00/99 16454 :::::::::::::::::::::.' • MSC INTERNAL NOTE NO. 69-FM-76 • PROJECT APOLLO CONSUMABLES ANALYSIS FOR THE APOLLO 10 (MISSION F) SPACECRAFT OPERATIONAL TRAJECTORY By Martin L. Alexander, Sam A. Kamen, Arnold J. Loyd, Samuel O. Mayfield, Dwight G. Peterson, and Walter Scott, Jr. , Guidance and Performance Branch ~ April 7, 1969 " MISSION PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DIVISION • NATIONAL AERONAUTICS