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ABB
AC
ACCEL,
ACN
ACT
AcQ
ADAPT
AEA
AGS
AH
ALSCC
ALSO
ALSEP
ALT
ALTM
AM
ANP or amp
AMPL .
ANG
ANT
‘AQH
AOL,
AOS
AOT
AP
APS
ARIA
ARS
ASC
AT
AIT
AUK
AZ
BAT
BEF
cy
BDA
BIOMED
BKND
BMAG
BP
BRKT
BSLSS
BT
BU
BUSS
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ABBREVIATIONS
abbreviation or abbreviated
alternating current
accelerometer
Ascension
activation
acquisition or acquire
adapter.
abort electronics assembly
abort guidance subsystem
ampere hours
Apollo lunar surface close-up camera
Apollo lunar surface drill
Apollo lunar surface experiment package
altitude
altimeter
amplitude modulation
amperes
amplifier
Antigua
antenna
Apollo Operations Handbook
Atlantic Ocean line
acquisition of signal or acquisition of site
alignment optical telescope
alpha particle spectrometer
ascent propulsion subsystem
Apollo range instrumentation aircraft
atmosphere revitalization system
ascent
alignment technique
attitude
auxiliary
azimuth
battery
blunt end forward
band
Bermuda
bio-medical data
backward
body mounted attitude gyro
barber pole
bracket
buddy secondary life support system
burn time
backup
biomedical urine sampling systemBy
BWI
CAP COM
CAL
CANR or CAM
CARR
CB or cb
cCGE
cere
ccu
ccw
CoH
COR
cou
EX
CIN
CIRC
cK
KT
c/L
cM
Mc.
cmb
cup
CNTL.
c/o
COAS
COMM
CONFIG
coMP
CONT
cP
CPLEE
cRO
cRYO
cs
CsI
SM
cst
csve
c/s
CTR
C&HS
cw
CWEA
black and white (Film 3400)
black and white (Film 3401)
capsule conmunicator
calibration
camera
carrier
circuit breaker
cold cathode gage experiment
cold cathode ion gage
comm carrier umbilical
counter clockwise
constant delta altitude
Commander
coupling data unit
color exterior (S0-368)
color interior (50-162)
circulation
check
circuit
centerline or checklist
command module
command module computer
command
Command Module Pilot
control
check out
crew optical alignment sight
communications
configuration
compare or compensate
continue or contingency
control point
charged. particle lunar environment experiment
Carnarvon, Australia
cryogenic
contingency sample
Coelliptic sequence initiation
command and service modules
central standard time
core sample vacuum conteiner
central station
center
caution and warning system
clockwise
caution and warning electronics assembly
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cna:
cYr
DAC
DAP
0B
oc
pcs
OCA
pec
cL.
DECON
DEDA
DEG
DEPL
DES:
bet
DIFF
DIR
OK
Do
dor
OPLY
DPS.
oR
ORT
os
DSCRM
OSE
OSEA
OSKY
osm
oto
DUA
DWN
E
Ecs
ED
eT
EFH
EI
EKG
ELECT
ELEV
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constant wear garment
Grand Canary Island
data acquisition camera
digital auto pilot
deadband
direct current or data camera (70mm)
500nm data camera/iens
digital command assenbly
commander's data camera
Lunar Module Pilot's data camera
decontamination
data entry and display assembly
degrees
depletion
descent
digital event timer
difference
direct
docked
detailed objective
descent orbit insertion
deployment
descent propulsion system
door
dome removal tool
documented sample
discriminator
data storage equipment(CSM)
data storage equipment assembly (LM)
display and keyboard
deep space measurement
detailed test objective
digital uplink assembly
down
erasable or enter
environnental control system
explosive device
eastern daylight time
earth fer horizon
earth (atmosphere) interface and entry interface
electrocardiogram
electric Hasselblad camera
electrical
elevationxii
EMER
EMS
EMU
ENG
ENH
ENT
E.0.
EOM
EPO
EPHEM
eps
EQUIP
ERECT
ERR
EST
ary
EV
EVA
EVAP
Evcs
EVT
EXP.
ExT
EXTD
FAM
FC
FCS
FOAL
FLT
FM
FOV
FPS
fps
FR
FREQ
FT or ft
FTO
FTP
FIT
FHD
GAL
emergency
entry monitor system
extravehicular mobility unit
engine
earth near horizon
entry
earth orbit
end of mission
earth parking orbit
Epheneris
electrical power subsystem
equipment
erectable
error
eastern standard time
equipment transfer bag
extravehicular
extravehicular activity
evaporator
extravehicular communications system
extravehicular transfer
experiment
external
extend
f-stop
familiarize or familiarization
fuel_cell
fecal containment’ system
flight director attitude indicator
flight
frequency modulated
field of view
feet per second
frames per second
frame(s)
frequency
feet
flight test objective
full throttle position
fuel tranfer tool
forward
gas analysis
gimbal angle
galactic
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er
GBM
eoc
Gos
GET
GETI
GETIL
GLY
aut
Gac
Gan
GNCS
GR
GWM
Gyn
Wy
HA
HAN
‘HBR
HBH
HD
HOC
HFE
AGA
HI
HOR
20
HP
AR
HSB
HSk
HTC <
HTR
ATV
Icby
1D
Ice
Ics
IGA
IGN
IMC
IMU
INCR
IND
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Grand Bahama Islands
Grand Bahama (STON)
gyro display coupler
Goldstone, California
ground elapsed time
ground elapsed time of ignition
Ground elapsed time of landing for TIG time of abort burn
glycol
Greenwich mean time
guidance and control
guidance and navigation
guidance, navigation and control system (CSM)
gamma ray spectrometer
Guam
Guaymas, Mexice
hydrogen
apogee altitude
Hawaii
high bit rate (TLM)
high speed black and white film
highly desirable
hasselblad data camera
heat flow experiment
high-gain antenna
high (switch position)
horizon
water
perigee altitude
hour(s
helmet stowage bag
Honeysuckle (Canberra, Australia)
hand tool carrier
heater
USNS Huntsville
inertial coupling data unit
identi fication
inflight coverall garment
‘intercomm systen
inner gimbal angle
ignition
image motion compensation
inertial measurement unit
increase
indicatorxiv
INIT
INT
IP
ISA
ISS
Iu
Ivc
Ive
Wt
GR
JETT
initialization
interval
initial point
interim stowage assembly
interim stowage shelf
instrumentation unit.
intervehicular communications
intervalometer
intravehicular transfer
inclination of the ascending return
infrared scanning radiometer
jettison
kilogram
kilometer
kilowatt hour
launch azimuth or laser altimeter
lunar atmospheric composition experiment
latitude
low bit rate (TLM)
pound(s) :
liquid cooled garment
lunar communications relay unit
lift/drag
lunar day (TV Tens)
landing
Vandmark
lunar ejecta & meteorite (experiment)
lower equipment bay
lunar equipment conveyor
lunar extravehicular visor assembly
lunar far horizon
LM guidance computer
Jeft-hand
local horizontal
left-hand equipment bay
left-hand forward equipment bay
left-hand side storage container
lithium hydroxide
lunar landing mission
landmark Tine of sight
lunar module
Lunar Module Pilot
lunar mass spectrometer
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LNH
L/o
LoD
Lor
LONG
Los
LPO
LPO
LPM
LR
LRRR or LR3
LRV
L/S or LS
ts
LsG
LSM
LSPE
LT
LT
Lug
wv
uv
LvPD
M
MAD
MAG
MAN
MAX
MAX Q
MBH
MC
MCC
MCC-H
Moc
MEAS
MED
MEED
MESA
MET
MGA
M/T
MIN
MIR
MLA
im or MM
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lunar near horizon
lift-off
lunar orbit docked
lunar orbit insertion
Jongi tude
loss of signal or loss of site
landing point designator
lunar parking orbit
lunar portable magnetometer
landing radar
laser ranging retro-reflector
lunar roving vehicle
Janding site or lunar surface
Junar sounder
Junar surface gravimeter
lunar surface magnetometer
lunar seismic profile experiment
Tight
Vighting
lubrication
launch vehicle
local vertical
launch vehicle pressure display
mandatory
Madrid, Spain
magazine (camera)
manual
maximum
maximum dynanic pressure
medium black and white film
mapping camera
midcourse correction
Mission Control Center - Houston
main display console
measurement
medical
microbial. ecology evaluation device
modular experiment stowage assembly
mission event timer
middle ginbal angle
minimum impulse
minimum or minutes(s)
mirror
Merrit Island, Florida, launch area
millimeterxvi
NA or NB
MVR
NON
ono
MPL
MPS
WR
MS
MSFN
MSO
wTN
wtvc
MULT
No
NAV
NEG
NK
NM
No.
No
NXK
9%
obs
o/F
OGA
o1D
OMNI
oPR
ops,
opt
ORB
ORDEAL
ORIENT
oveo
OvHD
Pp
PAD
PAN
PART
PCM
PC
POI
main electrical bus A or B
maneuver
monitor
monaural
mid-Pacific line
main propulsion system
mixture ratio (fuel to oxidizer)
mass spectrometer
Manned Space Flight Network
mass spectrometer outgasing
motion
manual thrust vector control
multiplier
nitrogen
navigation
negative
Nikon camera
nautical miles
number.
nominal
Noun XX
oxygen
observation
oxidizer to fuel ratio
outer gimbal angle
octal identifier
omnidirectional antenna
operate
oxygen purge system
option
orbital
orbit rate display earth and lunar
orientation
overboard
overhead
pitch or program
voice update
panoramic
particle
pulse code modulation
plane change or chamber pressure
powered descent initiation
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PER
PGA
PGNCS
PGNS:
PHOTO
PIPA
PKG
Pks
PLSS
PM
POL,
POs.
PRD
PRO
PREF
PREP
PRESS
PRIM -
PROP
PRN
PRPLNT
PSE
PSIA
PSID
PSIG
PT
PTC
PIT
Pu
Pus
PHR
PXX.
PYRO
qy
QuaD
R
R&B
RAD
RCOR
RCS
RCU
RCVR
REACQ
REFSMMAT
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Pericynthion
Pressure garment assembly
primary guidance, navigation and control system (LM)
primary guidance navigation system (LM)
photograph
pulse integrating pendulous accelerometer
package
Parks, Australia
portable life support system
phase modulated
polarity or polarizing
positive
Personal radiation dosimeter
proceed
preferred
preparation
pressure
primary
Proportional
pseudo random noise
propel lant
passive seismic experiment
pounds per square inch absolute
Pounds per square inch differential
Pounds per square inch gage
point
passive thermal control
push to talk
propellant utilization
propellant utilization gaging system
power
Program XX
pyrotechnic
quantity
quadrant
roll or range
red and blue
radiator, radial, or radiation
recorder
reaction control system
remote control unit
receiver
reacquire
reference stable rember matrix