IX.DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS

IX.DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS

¶AA-SF-Associate Administrator for Space Flight.

¶AFPRO-Air Force Plant Representative Wice.

¶APU-Auxiliary Power Unit.

¶BOC-Base Operations Contractor.

¶BTU-British Thermal Unit.

¶CAR-Confguration Acceptance Review.

¶CDR-Chmmander.

¶CDR-Critical Design Review.

¶CIL-Critical Items List.

¶CoFR-Certification of Flight Readiness.

¶CPIF-Cost-plus, Incentive-fee.

¶CTS-Call-to-stations.

¶DAR-Deviation Approval Request.

¶DCAS-Defense Contract Administration Service.

¶DCR-Design Certification Review.

¶DFRF-Dryden Flight Research Facility.

¶DR-Discrepancy Report.

¶EGhG--Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier.

¶ESMC-Eastern SDace and Missile Center. ~

¶EST-Eastern Stahdard Time.

¶ET-External Tank.

¶FEAT-Flight Element Assignment Table.

¶FDO-Flight Dynamics Officer.

¶FMEA-Failure Modes and Effects Analyses.

¶FRR-Flight Readiness Review.

¶FSS-Fixed Service Structure.

¶GOX-Gaseous oxygen.

¶GSE-Ground Support Equipment.

¶H A - H m d Anal

¶MS. HDP-Holddown 4 O S ~ .

¶ILL-Impact Limit Line.

¶IPR-Interim Problem Report.

¶IR-In fra-red.

¶IUS-Inertial Upper Stage.

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¶JSC-Johnson S ace Center.

¶KSC-Kennedy pace Center.

¶hi-thousands of pounds per square inch.

¶LCG-Launch Control Center.

¶LFC-Left Forward Center.

¶L/H-Left Hand.

¶LOS--Loss of signal.

¶LOX-Liquid oxygen.

¶LPS-Launch Processing System.

¶LRU-Line Replaceable Unit.

¶MEOP-Maximum Expected Operating Pressure.

¶MER-Mission Evaluation Room.

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¶MLP-Mobile Launch Platform.

¶MMT-Mission Management Team.

¶MRB-Material Review Board.

¶ms-millisecond.

¶MSFC-Marshall Space Flight Center.

¶MST-Mountain Standard Time.

¶NASA-National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

¶NRC-National Research Council.

¶NRP-National Resource Protection.

¶NSTS-National Space Transportation System.

¶NTD-NASA Test Director.

¶OASCB-Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board.

¶OIS-Operational Intercom System.

¶OM-Operations Manual.

¶OMI-Operations Maintenance Instruction.

¶OMP-Operations and Maintenance Plan.

¶OMRSD-Operations Maintenance Requirements Specification

¶Document.

¶OMS-Orbiter Maneuvering System.

¶OPF-Orbiter Processing Facility.

¶PAC-Problem Assessment Center.

¶PAS-Problem Assessment System.

¶PDR-Preliminary Design Review.

¶PGHM-Payload Ground Handling Mechanism.

¶PR-Problem Report.

¶PRCBD-Program Requirement Change Board Directive.

¶psig-pounds per square inch gage.

¶PSP-Processing Support Plan.

¶QC-Quality Control.

¶RCS-Reaction Control System.

¶R.F.-Radio Frequency.

¶RPSF-Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility.

¶RSO-Range Safety Officer.

¶RSS-Range Safety System.

¶RSS-Rotating Service Structure.

¶RTLS-Return to Launch Site.

¶SCA-Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

¶SPC-Shuttle Processing Contractor.

¶SRB-Solid Rocket Booster.

¶SRM-Solid Rocket Motor.

¶SR&QA-Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance.

¶SSME-Space Shuttle Main Engine.

¶STS-Space Transportation System.

¶TBD--to be determined.

¶TDRS-Tracking and Data Relay Satellite.

¶TM-Telemetry.

¶TSR-Technical Status Review.

¶TVC-Thrust Vector Control.

¶VAB-Vehicle Assembly Building.

¶VPF-Vertical Processing Facility.

¶WAD-Work Authorization Document.

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