GLOSSARY - Moonshot: The Inside Story of Mankind's Greatest Adventure - Dan Parry

Moonshot: The Inside Story of Mankind's Greatest Adventure - Dan Parry (2009)

GLOSSARY

AGS

Abort Guidance System

AOS

Acquisition of Signal

BIG

Biological Isolation Garment

CapCom

Spacecraft Communicator

CMP

Command Module Pilot

CSM

Command and Service Module

DAP

Digital Autopilot

DOI

Descent Orbit Insertion

DPS

Descent Propulsion System

DSKY

[Computer] Display and Keyboard

EASEP

Early Apollo Surface Experiment Package

EMU

Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit

EVA

Extra-vehicular Activity

FIDO

Flight Dynamics Officer

GET

Ground Elapsed Time

IMU

Inertial Measurement Unit

LEB

Lower Equipment Bay

LES

Launch Escape System

LEVA

Lunar Extra-vehicular Visor Assembly

LLTV

Lunar Landing Training Vehicle

LM

Lunar Module

LMP

Lunar Module Pilot

LOI

Lunar Orbit Insertion

LOS

Loss Of Signal

LRL

Lunar Receiving Laboratory

RRR

Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector

MCC

Mid-Course Correction

MESA

Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly

MOCR

Mission Operations Control Room

MQF

Mobile Quarantine Facility

MSFN

Manned Space Flight Network

NASCOM

NASA Communications Network

PDI

Powered Descent Initiation

PGNS

Primary Guidance and Navigation System

PLSS

Portable Life Support System

PPK

Personal Preference Kit

PSE

Passive Seismic Experiment

PTC

Passive Thermal Control

S-IC

First Stage of the Saturn V

S-II

Second Stage of the Saturn V

S-IVB

Third Stage of the Saturn V

SWC

Solar Wind Composition (Collector)

TEI

Trans-Earth Injection

TLI

Trans-lunar Injection