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212 Cards in this Set
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AFSCN
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Air Force Satellite Control Network
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A/L
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Approach and Landing
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ALT
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Approach and Landing Test
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AMU
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Astronaut Maneuvering Unit
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AOA
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Abort Once Around
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APS
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Alternate Payload Specialist
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APU
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Auxiliary Power Unit
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ASE
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Airborne Support Equipment
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ATE
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Automatic Test Equipment
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ATO
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Abort to Orbit
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BFC
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Backup Flight Control
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BOC
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Base Operations Contract
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CAPCOM
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Capsule Communicator
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CCAFS
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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CCMS
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Checkout
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CCTV
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Closed Circuit Televison
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CDR
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Commander
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CDMS
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Command & Data Management Systems Officer
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CDS
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Central Data System
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CFES
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Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System
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CIC
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Crew Interface Coordinator
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CIE
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Communications Interface Equipment
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CITE
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Cargo Integration Test Equipment
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CTS
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Call to Stations
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DCC
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Data Computation Complex
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DCS
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Display Control System
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DIG
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Digital Image Generation
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DFI
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Development Flight Instrumentation
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DFRF
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Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Facility
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DMC
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Data Management Coordinator
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DMOS
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Diffusive Mixing of Organic Solutions
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DOD
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Department of Defense
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DOP
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Diver Operated Plug
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DPS
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Data Processing System
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EAFB
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Edwards Air Force Base
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ECLSS
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Environmental Control & Life Support System
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EECOMP
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Electrical
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EI
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Entry Interface
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EMU
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Extravehicular Mobility Unit
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ESA
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European Space Agency
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ESMC
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Eastern Space and Missile Center
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ET
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External Tank
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EVA
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Extravehicular Activity
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FAO
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Flight Activities Officer
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FAWG
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Flight Assignment Working Group
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FBSC
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Fixed Base Crew Stations
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F/C
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Flight Controller
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FCT
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Flight Crew Trainer
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FCTS
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Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
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FD
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Flight Director
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FDF
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Flight Data File
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FDO
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Flight Dynamics Officer
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FOD
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Flight Operations Directorate
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FOE
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Flight Operations Engineer
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FOPG
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Flight Operations Planning Group
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FOSO
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Flight Operations Scheduling Officer
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FR
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Firing Room
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FRC
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Flight Control Room
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FRCS
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Forward Reaction Control System
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FRF
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Flight Readiness Firing
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FRR
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Flight Readiness Review
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FSE
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Flight Simulation Engineer
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FSS
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Fixed Service Structure
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GAS
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Getaway Special
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GC
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Ground Control
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GDO
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Guidance Officer
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GLS
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Ground Launch Sequencer
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GN
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Ground Network
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GNC
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Guidance
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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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HAC
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Heading Alignment Circle
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HB
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High Bay
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HMF
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Hypergolic Maintenance Facility
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HPPF
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Horizontal Payloads Processing Facility
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HUS
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Hypergolic Umbilical System
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IECM
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Induced Environment Contamination Monitor
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IG
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Inertial Guidance
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ILS
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Instrument Landing System
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IMF
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In Flight Maintenance
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IMU
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Inertial Measurement Unit
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INCO
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Instrumentation & Communications Officer
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IRIG
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Interrange Instrumentation Group
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ISP
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Integrated Support Plan
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IUS
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Inertial Upper Stage
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IVA
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Intravehicular Activity
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JPL
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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JSC
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Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
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KSC
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John F. Kennedy Space Center
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LC
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Launch Complex
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LCC
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Launch Control Center
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LCS
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Launch Control System
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LDEF
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Long Duration Exposure Facility
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LETF
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Launch Equipment Test Facility
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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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LSA
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Launch Services Agreement
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LWG
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Logistics Working Group
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MBCS
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Motion Base Crew Station
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MCC
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Mission Control Center
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MD
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Mission Director
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MDD
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Mate/Demate Device
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ME
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Main Engine
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MECO
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Main Engine Cutoff
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MET
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Mission Elapsed Time
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MLP
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Mobile Launch Platform
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MLR
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Monodisperse Latex Reactor
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MLS
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Microwave Landing System
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MMACS
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Maintenance
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MMPSE
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Multiuse Mission Payload Support Equipment
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MMSE
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Multiuse Mission Support Equipment
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MMU
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Manned Maneuvering Unit
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MOD
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Mission Operations Directorate
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MOP
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Mission Operations Plan
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MPGHM
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Mobile Payload Ground Handling Mechanism
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MPPSE
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Multipurpose Payload Support Equipment
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MPS
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Main Propulsion System
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MS
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Mission Specialist
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MSBLS
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Microwave Scanning Beam Landing System
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MSCI
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Mission Scientist
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MSFC
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George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
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MSS
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Mobile Service Structure
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MST
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Mobile Service Tower
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MUM
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Mass Memory Unit Manager
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NASCOM
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NASA Communications Network
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NBT
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Neutral Bouyancy Facility
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NIP
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Network Interface Processor
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NOCC
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Network Operations Control Center
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NSRS
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NASA Safety Reporting System
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NSTL
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National Space Technology Laboratories
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NSTS
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National Space Transportation System
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OAA
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Orbiter Access Arm
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OC
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Operations Coordinator
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O&C
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Operations and Checkout (Building)
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OAST
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Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
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OFI
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Operational Flight Instrumentation
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OFT
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Orbiter Flight Test
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OMBUU
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Orbiter Midbody Umbilical Unit
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OMRF
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Orbiter Maintenance & Refurbishment Facility
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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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OSF
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Office of Space Flight
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OSS
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Office of Space Science
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OSSA
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Office of Space Science and Applications
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OSTA
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Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications
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OV
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Orbiter Vehicle
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PACE
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Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
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PAM
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Payload Assist Module
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PAYCOM
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Payload Command Coordinator
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PCR
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Payload Changeout Room
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PDRS
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Payload Deployment & Retrieval System
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PGHM
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Payload Ground Handling Mechanism
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PHF
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Payload Handling Fixture
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PIP
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Payload Integration Plan
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PLSS
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Portable Life Support Subsystem
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PLT
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Pilot
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POCC
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Payload Operations Control Center
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POD
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Payload Operations Director
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PRC
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Payload Changeout Room
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PRF
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Parachute Refurbishment Facility
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PRSD
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Power Reactant Storage & Distribution
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PS
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Payload Specialist
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R&D
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Research Development
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RCS
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Reaction Control System
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RMS
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Remote Manipulator System
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RPS
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Record Playback Subsystem
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RSS
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Rotating Service Structure
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RTLS
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Return to Launch Site
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SAEF
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Spacecraft Assembly & Encapsulation Facility
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SAIL
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Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
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SCA
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Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
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SCAMMA
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Station Conferencing & Monitoring Arrangement
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SCAPE
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Self-Contained Atmospheric Protection Ensemble
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SID
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Simulation Interface Device
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SIP
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Standard Interface Panel
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SIT
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Shuttle Interface Test
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SL
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Spacelab
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SLF
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Shuttle Landing Facility
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SMAB
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Solid Motor Assembly Building
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SMCH
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Standard Mixed Cargo Harness
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SMS
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Shuttle Mission Simulator
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SN
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Space Network
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SPIF
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Shuttle Payload Integration Facility
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SPOC
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Shuttle Portable On-Board Computer
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SRB
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Solid Rocket Booster
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SRBDF
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Solid Rocket Booster Dissassembly Facility
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SRM&QA
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Safety
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SSCP
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Small Self-Contained Payload
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SSIP
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Shuttle Student Involvement Project
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SSP
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Standard Switch Panel
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SSME
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Space Shuttle Main Engines
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SSC
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John C. Stennis Space Center
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SST
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Single System Trainer
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STA
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Shuttle Training Aircraft
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STS
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Space Transportation System
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T
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Time
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TACAN
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Tactical Air Navigation
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TAEM
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Terminal Area Energy Management
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TAL
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Trans-Atlantic Abort Landing
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TDRS
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Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
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TPAD
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Trunnion Pin Acquisition Device
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TPS
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Thermal Protection System
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TSM
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Tail Service Mast
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UHF
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Ultra high Frequency
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UV
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Ultraviolet
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VAB
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Vehicle Assembly Building
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VLF
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Very Low Frequency
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VPF
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Vertical Processing Facility
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WCS
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Waste Collection System
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WSMC
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Western Space & Missile Center
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WSSH
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White Sands Space Harbor
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