GLOSSARY
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APU
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Auxiliary Power Unit
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ARC
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Ames Research Center
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BFS
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Backup Flight Software
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BHYD
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Booster Hydraulics
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CCMS
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Checkout, Control and Monitor System
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ECLSS
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Environmental Control and Life Support System
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ECS
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Environmental Control System
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EE
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Emergency Egress
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EPDC
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Electrical Power Distribution and Control
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ET
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External Tank
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FSS
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Fixed Service Structure
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FSW
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Flight Software
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GLS
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Ground Launch Sequencer
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GOX
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Gaseous Oxygen
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GPC
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General Purpose Computer
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GSE
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Ground Support Equipment
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GSFC
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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GUCP
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Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate
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GVA
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Gaseous Oxygen Vent Arm
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HMF
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Hypergol Maintenance Facility
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HPU
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Hydraulic Power Unit
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HST
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Hubble Space Telescope
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HUD
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Heads Up Display
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HYD
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Hydraulics
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IMU
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Inertial Measurement Unit
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ISS
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International Space Station
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JPL
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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JSC
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Johnson Space Center
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LC-39
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Launch Complex 39
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LCC
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Launch Commit Criteria
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Launch Control Center
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LDEF
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Long Duration Exposure Facility
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LeRC
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Lewis Research Center
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LH2
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Liquid Hydrogen
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LOX
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Liquid Oxygen
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LPS
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Launch Processing System
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MDD
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Mate Demate Device
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MDM
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Multiplexer-Demultiplexer
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MEC
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Main Engine Controller
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Master Events Controller
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MEDS
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Multifunction Electronic Display System
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MLP
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Mobile Launch Platform
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MMH
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Monomethyl Hydrazine
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MMU
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Mass Memory Unit
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MPS
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Main Propulsion System
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OAA
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Orbiter Access Arm
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OMI
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Operations and Maintenance Instruction
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OMS
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Orbital Maneuvering System
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OPF
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Orbiter Processing Facility
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PASS
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Primary Avionics Systems Software
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PRSD
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Power Reactant Storage and Distribution
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PVD
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Purge Vent and Drain
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RCS
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Reaction Control System
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RSLS
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Redundant Set Launch Sequencer
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RSS
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Rotating Service Structure
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RTG
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Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
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RTLS
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Return To Launch Site
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SE
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System Engineer(ing)
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SGOS
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Shuttle Ground Operations Simulator
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SLF
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Shuttle Landing Facility
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SPE
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Shuttle Project Engineer
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SRB
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Solid Rocket Booster
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SRM
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Solid Rocket Motor
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SSME
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Space Shuttle Main Engine
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STD
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Shuttle Test Director
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STS
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Space Transportation System
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TCDT
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Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
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TDRS
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Tracking and Data Relay System
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TSM
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Tail Service Mast
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VAB
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Vehicle Assembly Building
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VAFB
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Vandenburg Air Force Base
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