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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1989. Space Station Engineering Design Issues: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1403.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1989. Space Station Engineering Design Issues: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1403.
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Acronyms AI Artificial Intelligence CERV Crew Emergency Rescue Vehicle CRT Cathode Ray Tube DMS Data Management System ECLSS Environmental Control and Life Support System EDCO Extended Duration Crew Operations EMI Electromagnetic Interference EVA Extravehicular Activity EMS Fluid Management System FTS Flight Telerobotic Servicer I&V Integration and Verification ISO International Standards Organization JEM Japanese Experiment Module EVLH Local Vertical Local Horizontal NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NRC National Research Council OAST Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology OMB Office of Management and Budget 73

74 OSF OSI OSSA PMC SSE SSIS Office of Space Flight Open Systems Interconnection Office of Space Science and Applications Permanently Manned Capability Software Support Environment Space Station Information System TDRSS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System TMIS Technical and Management Information System UHF Ultra-High Frequency VSAT Very Small Aperature Terminal

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The Space Station Freedom program is the next major U.S. manned space initiative. It has as its objective the establishment of a permanently manned facility in low earth orbit. This book summarizes the main findings and recommendations of a workshop that examined the space station program with a view toward identifying critical engineering issues related to the design and operation of the station.

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