Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment (2012)
Chapter: Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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ACS |
attitude control system |
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AFRL |
Air Force Research Laboratory |
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AFSPC |
Air Force Space Command |
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AG&C |
adaptive guidance and control |
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ALREST |
Advanced Liquid Rocket Engine Stability Technology |
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ALSB |
Advanced Liquid Strap-on Booster |
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APU |
Auxiliary Power Unit |
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CBC |
common booster core |
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CBT |
common bulkhead tanks |
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CCAFS |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
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CFD |
computational fluid dynamics |
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CI |
Continuous Improvement |
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COMSAT |
communication satellite |
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CONOPS |
concept of operations |
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DDT&E |
design, development, test and evaluation |
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DOD |
Department of Defense |
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ECP |
Engineering Change Proposal |
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EELV |
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle |
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EMA |
electro-mechanical actuator |
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ERB |
Engineering Review Board |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
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FAST |
Future Responsive Access to Space Technologies |
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FY |
fiscal year |
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GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
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GEO |
geosynchronous Earth orbit |
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GG |
gas generator |
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GSE |
ground support equipment |
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GTO |
geosynchronous transfer orbit |
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HC |
hydrocarbon |
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HCB |
hydrocarbon boost |
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HEO |
high Earth orbit |
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IHPRPT |
Integrated High Performance Rocket Propulsion Technology |
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IOC |
initial operating capability |
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IOC |
initial operational capability |
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IPA |
independent program assessment |
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IPD |
Integrated Powerhead Demonstration |
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Isp |
specific impulse |
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ISS |
International Space Station |
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IVHM |
integrated vehicle health management |
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LCH4 |
liquid methane |
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LCC |
life cycle cost |
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LEO |
low Earth orbit |
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LES |
large expendable stage |
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LH2 |
liquid hydrogen |
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LO2 |
liquid oxygen |
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MCC |
main combustion chamber |
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MEO |
medium Earth orbit |
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MLP |
mobile launch platform |
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MPS |
main propulsion system |
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MR |
mixture ratio |
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MSFC |
Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA) |
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MST |
mobile service tower |
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NAFCOM |
NASA/Air Force Cost Model |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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NASP |
National AeroSpace Plane |
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NPOESS |
National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System |
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NRC |
National Research Council |
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ORSC |
oxygen rich, staged combustion |
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PWR |
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne |
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R&D |
research and development |
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RBD |
reusable booster demonstrator |
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RBS |
reusable booster system |
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RECO |
rocket engine cut-off |
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RLC |
recurring launch cost |
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RLV |
reusable launch vehicle |
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RP |
rocket propellant |
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RTLS |
return to launch site |
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S&T |
science and technology |
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SES |
small expendable stage |
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SLS |
Space Launch System |
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SMC |
Space and Missile Systems Center |
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SRB |
solid rocket booster |
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SSME |
space shuttle main engine |
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SSO |
Sun-synchronous orbit |
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SSTO |
single stage to orbit |
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TPA |
turbopump assembly |
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TPS |
thermal protection system |
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TRL |
technology readiness level |
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TSTO |
two stages to orbit |
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TVC |
thrust vector control |
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VAFB |
Vandenberg Air Force Base |
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VIF |
vertical integration facility |
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VTHL |
vertical takeoff, horizontal landing |
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WDR |
wet dress rehearsal |
