Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (1997)

Chapter: Acronyms

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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1997. Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5958.

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Acronyms

COMBO

computation of misses between orbits

DOD

U.S. Department of Defense

EMU

extravehicular activity mobility unit

EVA

extravehicular activity

ISCL

inhibited shaped charge launcher

ISS

International Space Station

LEO

low Earth orbit

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ORDEM96

Orbital Debris Environment Model for Spacecraft Design and Observations in Low Earth Orbit

P_c

probability of collision

RCC

reinforced carbon-carbon composite

RMS

remote manipulator system

SSN

Space Surveillance Network

TPS

thermal protection system

USSPACECOM

United States Space Command

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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1997. Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5958.

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The space shuttle orbiter has already been struck many times by small meteoroids and orbital debris, but it has not been damaged severely. There is a real risk, however, that a meteoroid or debris impact could one day force the crew to abort a mission or might result in loss of life or loss of the shuttle itself. Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris assesses the magnitude of the problem and suggests changes that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration can make to reduce the risk to the shuttle and its crew. December

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