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Re: Acronyms
# 18189 bySteven L Ivens on Sept. 7, 2003, 5:52 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22

Greetings:
I've been off line for a while (122 SSI messages worth) as I've
shifted from a '97 vintage PC system and Windows '98 SE, to a new PC with
Window XP. (I much prefer my old '486 with DOS 3.1 Windows, bullet proof
and it never, ever failed me.)
Does the SSI List Group keep an Acronym File somewhere? I got
through LEO, NEO and such with patience over time. Where did CATS come
from? NEA? TPS (something to do with Thermal Protection for
reentry...ah, maybe Thermal Protection Systems)?

Thanks for the great information and interaction on this group list,
Steve

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# 18190 byvictoriatangoman on Sept. 7, 2003, 6:08 p.m.
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> Greetings:
> I've been off line for a while (122 SSI messages worth) as
I've
> shifted from a '97 vintage PC system and Windows '98 SE, to a new
PC with
> Window XP. (I much prefer my old '486 with DOS 3.1 Windows, bullet
proof
> and it never, ever failed me.)
> Does the SSI List Group keep an Acronym File somewhere? I
got
> through LEO, NEO and such with patience over time. Where did CATS
come
> from? NEA? TPS (something to do with Thermal Protection for
> reentry...ah, maybe Thermal Protection Systems)?
>
> Thanks for the great information and interaction on this group
list,
> Steve

That's a good idea. Does anyone want to put something like that
together?

To answer your immediate questions.

LEO = Low Earth Orbit.
NEO = Near Earth Object
CATS = Cheap Access To Space
NEA = Near Earth Asteroid

TangoMan

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# 18191 byAndrew Case on Sept. 7, 2003, 6:12 p.m.
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> Greetings:
> I've been off line for a while (122 SSI messages worth) as I've
> shifted from a '97 vintage PC system and Windows '98 SE, to a new PC
> with
> Window XP. (I much prefer my old '486 with DOS 3.1 Windows, bullet
> proof
> and it never, ever failed me.)
> Does the SSI List Group keep an Acronym File somewhere? I got
> through LEO, NEO and such with patience over time. Where did CATS come
> from? NEA? TPS (something to do with Thermal Protection for
> reentry...ah, maybe Thermal Protection Systems)?

There should be such a list somewhere. In fact I think there is a
frequently seen acronyms file for the sci.space.* Usenet hierarchy. LEO
is low earth orbit, NEA is near earth asteroid (alternatively "object,"
leading to NEO). CATS is Cheap Access To Space, TPS is Thermal
Protection System. Other acronyms that show up from time to time are
GTO (geostationary transfer orbit), HEEO (highly elliptical earth
orbit), GEO (GEostationary Orbit), LOX (Liquid OXygen), and PGM
(platinum group metals).

Then there are a whole bunch that refer to specific spacecraft and
missions. I googled up the acronym FAQ - it's here:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/space/acronyms/>

hope this helps
......Andrew

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# 18192 byJohn Kusumi on Sept. 7, 2003, 6:53 p.m.
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Okay, well, further to the acronym discourse, can you give me an
introduction to the "OSP" that you mentioned in the post, following up about
bumper stickers? Thx.

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# 18193 byAndrew Case on Sept. 7, 2003, 7:25 p.m.
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> Okay, well, further to the acronym discourse, can you give me an
> introduction to the "OSP" that you mentioned in the post, following up
> about
> bumper stickers? Thx.
>

Orbital Space Plane. It's NASA's proposed small reusable vehicle to be
launched atop an expendable.

......Andrew

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# 18194 byRyan Z on Sept. 7, 2003, 11:33 p.m.
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John,

OSP is suppose to be the replacement to the
shuttle. Current vision is that it will on an
expendable launch vehicle (ELV) and then be used as a
crew rescue vehicle for the ISS and also be used for
repairing satellites in space and conducting
experiments and other LEO operations.

For more detailed information, I recommend you
search on the web or goto NASA's website for more.
One very good website is: http://www.ospnews.com/

Ryan

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