Spaceflight Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. NASCOM
   NASA Communications System
2. NASO
   North American Space Operations
3. NAVSAT
   Navigation Satellite
4. NSTS
   National Space Transportation System
5. PRTLS
   Powered Return to Launch Site
6. RATO
   Rocket-Assisted TakeOff
7. SAMTEC
   Space and Missile Test Center
8. SAREX
   Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
9. SATAF
   Shuttle Activation Task Force
10. SEPAP
    Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program
11. SEPS
    Solar Electric Propulsion System
12. SERB
    Shuttle Engineering Review Board
13. SERS
    Shuttle Equipment Record System
14. SESL
    Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
15. SISEX
    Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
16. SMVP
    Shuttle Master Verification Plan
17. SMVRD
    Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document
18. SPPIL
    Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List
19. SSPGSE
    Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equipment
20. SSPPSG
    Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group

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