| AAM |
Air-to-air missile |
| ABM |
Anti-ballistic missile |
| ADIZ |
Air defense identification zone |
| AFI |
Air Force Instruction |
| AFR |
Air Force Regulation |
| AGL |
Above ground level |
| ALASAT |
Air-launched anti-satellite missile |
| ARTCC |
Air route traffic control center |
| ASAT |
Anti-satellite weapon |
| ASSET |
Aerothermodynamic Elastic Structural Systems Environmental Tests |
| ATC |
Air traffic control |
| BOR |
Беспилотный Орбитальный Ракетоплан 4 (Unpiloted Orbital Rocketplane 4) |
| CFR |
US Code of Federal Regulations |
| COSPAR |
Committee on Space Research |
| DoD |
Department of Defense |
| DoT |
Department of Transportation |
| DPS |
Descent Propulsion System |
| DSP |
Defense Support Program |
| EI |
Entry interface |
| EKS |
Единая Космическая Система (Single Space System) |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAI |
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale |
| FAR |
US Federal Aviation Regulations |
| FIR |
Flight information region |
| FOBS |
Fractional orbital bombardment system |
| FSPL |
Free space path loss |
| GNSS |
Global navigation satellite system |
| GSO |
Geostationary orbit |
| HAPS |
High altitude platform station |
| HOPE |
H-2 Orbiting Plane-Experiment |
| HOTOL |
Horizontal Takeoff and Landing |
| IAF |
International Astronautical Federation |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICBM |
Intercontinental ballistic missile |
| IGY |
International Geophysical Year |
| IISL |
International Institute of Space Law |
| ILA |
International Law Association |
| IRBM |
Intermediate range ballistic missile |
| IRNSS |
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
| L/D |
Lift to drag ratio |
| LC |
Launch complex |
| MET |
Mission elapsed time |
| MIR |
Mesospace information region |
| MIRV |
Multiple independently-targetable reentry vehicle |
| MKS |
Многоразовая Космическая Система (Reusable Space System) |
| MRBM |
Medium range ballistic missile |
| MSL |
Mean sea level |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NORAD |
North American Aerospace Defense Command |
| OIR |
Oceanic information region |
| OK |
Орбитальный Корабль (Orbital Craft) |
| OMS |
Orbital Maneuvering System |
| OV |
Orbiter Vehicle |
| PAROS |
Prevention of an arms race in outer space |
| QZSS |
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System |
| RAE |
Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| SALT |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| SAM |
Surface-to-air missile |
| SATCAT |
USAF Satellite Catalog |
| SDI |
Strategic Defense Initiative |
| SIGINT |
signals intelligence |
| SLASAT |
Surface-launched anti-satellite missile |
| SpK |
Спускаемая Капсула (Descent Capsule) |
| SRB |
Solid Rocket Boosters |
| SRBM |
Short range ballistic missile |
| STS |
Space Transportation System |
| TLI |
Trans-lunar injection |
| UIR |
Upper information region |
| UNCD |
United Nations Conference on Disarmament |
| UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| UNCOPUOS |
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space |
| UNOOSA |
United Nations Office of Outer Space |
| UNTS |
United Nations Treaty Series |
| USAF |
United States Air Force |
| VA |
Возвращаемый Аппарат (Return Vehicle) |
| VTOL |
Vertical takeoff and landing |
| WMD |
Weapon of mass destruction |
Abbreviations
In: How High the Sky?
Author:
Thomas Gangale
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