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Decronym t1_iu9mpm5 wrote
Reply to Amazon may have to turn to SpaceX for help launching its Starlink rival service by Soupjoe5
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |BO|Blue Origin (Bezos Rocketry)| |FAA-AST|Federal Aviation Administration Administrator for Space Transportation| |FCC|Federal Communications Commission| | |(Iron/steel) Face-Centered Cubic crystalline structure| |Isp|Specific impulse (as explained by Scott Manley on YouTube)| | |Internet Service Provider| |LEO|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)| | |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)| |LOS|Loss of Signal | |Line of Sight| |QA|Quality Assurance/Assessment| |SLS|Space Launch System heavy-lift| |ULA|United Launch Alliance (Lockheed/Boeing joint venture)|
|Jargon|Definition| |-------|---------|---| |Starlink|SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation| |ablative|Material which is intentionally destroyed in use (for example, heatshields which burn away to dissipate heat)|
^(11 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 30 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_iu8232h wrote
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |EDL|Entry/Descent/Landing| |JPL|Jet Propulsion Lab, California| |RTG|Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator|
^(3 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 11 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_ityrpuy wrote
Reply to US Space Systems debriefs Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin executives on military space weapon applications and opportunities by upyoars
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |BE-4|Blue Engine 4 methalox rocket engine, developed by Blue Origin (2018), 2400kN| |BO|Blue Origin (Bezos Rocketry)| |NG|New Glenn, two/three-stage orbital vehicle by Blue Origin| | |Natural Gas (as opposed to pure methane)| | |Northrop Grumman, aerospace manufacturer| |ULA|United Launch Alliance (Lockheed/Boeing joint venture)|
|Jargon|Definition| |-------|---------|---| |Raptor|Methane-fueled rocket engine under development by SpaceX| |Sabatier|Reaction between hydrogen and carbon dioxide at high temperature and pressure, with nickel as catalyst, yielding methane and water| |electrolysis|Application of DC current to separate a solution into its constituents (for example, water to hydrogen and oxygen)| |methalox|Portmanteau: methane fuel, liquid oxygen oxidizer|
^(7 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 11 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_ite2bah wrote
Reply to OneWeb launch sign of greater role for India in commercial launch market - ISRO preparing to increase production of the GSLV Mark 3 rocket to meet growing commercial demand by vibrunazo
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |ASDS|Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (landing platform)| |ESA|European Space Agency| |GSLV|Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle| |ISRO|Indian Space Research Organisation| |LEO|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)| | |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)|
^(5 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 18 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_itbj2si wrote
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |JWST|James Webb infra-red Space Telescope| |LEO|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)| | |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)| |SLS|Space Launch System heavy-lift| |SSME|Space Shuttle Main Engine|
^(4 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 18 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_it4nxfw wrote
Reply to China looked at putting a monitoring satellite in retrograde geostationary orbit via the moon by OkOrdinary5299
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |ASAT|Anti-Satellite weapon| |GEO|Geostationary Earth Orbit (35786km)| |LEO|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)| | |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)| |MEO|Medium Earth Orbit (2000-35780km)|
|Jargon|Definition| |-------|---------|---| |Starlink|SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation| |apoapsis|Highest point in an elliptical orbit (when the orbiter is slowest)| |periapsis|Lowest point in an elliptical orbit (when the orbiter is fastest)|
^(7 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 18 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_it2zzhk wrote
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |JPL|Jet Propulsion Lab, California| |LPSC|Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre| |MAV|Mars Ascent Vehicle (possibly fictional)| |UHF|Ultra-High Frequency radio|
^(4 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 37 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_isrm62x wrote
Reply to NASA outlines case for making sole-source SLS award to Boeing-Northrop joint venture by jeffsmith202
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |CCtCap|Commercial Crew Transportation Capability| |CST|(Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules| | |Central Standard Time (UTC-6)| |ECLSS|Environment Control and Life Support System| |GAO|(US) Government Accountability Office| |ICPS|Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage| |SLS|Space Launch System heavy-lift| |SRB|Solid Rocket Booster| |TLI|Trans-Lunar Injection maneuver|
|Jargon|Definition| |-------|---------|---| |Starliner|Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100| |Starlink|SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation| |crossfeed|Using the propellant tank of a side booster to fuel the main stage, or vice versa|
| Event | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DM-1 | 2019-03-02 | SpaceX CCtCap Demo Mission 1 |
| DM-2 | 2020-05-30 | SpaceX CCtCap Demo Mission 2 |
^(11 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 18 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_isnbngw wrote
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |LEO|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)| | |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)| |NEO|Near-Earth Object| |RTLS|Return to Launch Site|
|Jargon|Definition| |-------|---------|---| |Starlink|SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation|
^(4 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 17 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_irjzl8n wrote
Reply to Continent-Size Dust Storm on Mars Threatens to Shorten NASA InSight Lander's Last Days by Sariel007
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |ESA|European Space Agency| |EVA|Extra-Vehicular Activity| |RTG|Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator|
^(3 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 12 acronyms.)
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Decronym t1_iux4nt8 wrote
Reply to The average Aerospace salary is between $70k and $160k per year, based on salary reports of more than 500 aerospace professionals by Siglave
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |EA|Environmental Assessment| |ESA|European Space Agency| |NOAA|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, responsible for US
generationmonitoring of the climate| |SV|Space Vehicle|^(4 acronyms in this thread; )^(the most compressed thread commented on today)^( has 7 acronyms.)
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