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List of Acronyms

AIT

analysis integration team

DoD

U.S. Department of Defense

EMU

extravehicular activity mobility unit

EVA

extravehicular activity

FGB

functional cargo block

GEODSS

ground-based electro-optical space surveillance

GPS

global positioning system

IPT

integrated product team

ISS

International Space Station

LDEF

Long Duration Exposure Facility

LEO

low Earth orbit

MSCSurv

Manned Spacecraft Crew Survivability

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

PNP

probability of no penetration

RSA

Russian Space Agency

SSN

U.S. Space Surveillance Network

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