Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters ATK Alliant Techsystems, predecessor to Orbital ATK CNSA Chinese National Space Administration ESA European Space Agency GSLV Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle IRNSS Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation JAXA Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency KSC Kennedy Space Center, Florida PSLVPolar Satellite Launch VehicleRCS Reaction Control System SHAR Sriharikota High Altitude Range SLS Space Launch System heavy-lift SRB Solid Rocket Booster STS Space Transportation System (Shuttle) ULA United Launch Alliance (Lockheed/Boeing joint venture) VAB Vehicle Assembly Building Jargon Definition cryogenic Very low temperature fluid; materials that would be gaseous at room temperature/pressure
FutureMartian97 on May 7th, 2017 at 02:54 UTC »
Was the VAB an old apartment building?
Decronym on May 7th, 2017 at 05:37 UTC »
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters ATK Alliant Techsystems, predecessor to Orbital ATK CNSA Chinese National Space Administration ESA European Space Agency GSLV Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle IRNSS Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation JAXA Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency KSC Kennedy Space Center, Florida PSLV Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle RCS Reaction Control System SHAR Sriharikota High Altitude Range SLS Space Launch System heavy-lift SRB Solid Rocket Booster STS Space Transportation System (Shuttle) ULA United Launch Alliance (Lockheed/Boeing joint venture) VAB Vehicle Assembly Building Jargon Definition cryogenic Very low temperature fluid; materials that would be gaseous at room temperature/pressure17 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 32 acronyms. [Thread #1647 for this sub, first seen 7th May 2017, 05:37] [FAQ] [Contact] [Source code]
whyamilikethisdawg on May 7th, 2017 at 08:23 UTC »
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