| CLS |
Contingency Landing Site |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CLS |
Collecte Localisation Satellites |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Earth sciences |
| CLSO |
Contingency Landing Support Officer |
In English |
→ 692973
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CMA |
Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement |
In French |
→ 6295
→ Transport and postal services |
| CNAE |
Comissão Nacional de Atividades Espaciais |
In Portuguese |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CNES |
Centre National d'Études Spatiales (www.cnes.fr) |
In French |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COBAE |
Comissão Brasileira de Atividades Espaciais |
In Portuguese |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COFR |
Certificate/Certification Of Flight Readiness |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COFW |
Certificate Of Flight Worthiness |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COMAS |
Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COMSAT |
Communications Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Telecommunications |
| ComSp |
Commercial Space |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COMTR |
COMSAT Technical Review |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ 645
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CONIE |
Comisión Nacional de Investigación del Espacio |
In Spanish |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COP |
Co-Orbiting Platform |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COPEC |
Contribution de la Psychologie et de l'Ergonomie Cognitives (à la coopération homme-machine dans la conduite automobile) |
In French |
→ Human-computer interaction
→ Psychology
→ Transport and postal services |
| COROT |
COnvection, ROtation & Planetary Transits |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| COSTAR |
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CPF |
Cost Per Flight |
In English |
→ Prices
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CPM |
Cargo Propulsion Module |
In English |
|
| CPTA |
Core Propulsion Test Article |
In English |
|
| CRAF |
Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Fly-by |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CRALT |
CNES Radar Altimeter |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CREDO |
Cabin noise Reduction by Experimental and numerical Design Optimization |
In French |
→ Acoustics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| CRRES |
Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CRRES |
Combined Release/Radiation Effects Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CS |
Spacelab Operations Directorate |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CSA |
Canadian Space Agency (www.space.gc.ca) |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CSCSAT |
Commercial Synchronous Communication Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Telecommunications |
| CSG |
Centre Spatial Guyanais |
In French |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CSOC |
Consolidated Space Operations Center |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CSST |
Centro Studi sui Sistemi di Trasporto |
In Italian |
→ Transport and postal services |
| CSTAR |
Continuous Stellar-Tracking Attitude Reference |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CSTC |
Consolidated Space Test Center |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CSUE |
Centro Satellitare dell'Unione Europea (www.eusc.europa.eu)
= EUSC | European Union Satellite Centre | In English
= CSUE | Centro de Satélites de la Unión Europea | In Spanish
|
In Italian |
→ European Union
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CSUE |
Centro de Satélites de la Unión Europea (www.eusc.europa.eu)
= EUSC (look above)
|
In Spanish |
→ European Union
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CTF |
Commit To Flight |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CTS |
Canadian Technology Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CTS |
Communications Technology Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Telecommunications |
| CTS |
Centre des Techniques Spatiales |
In French |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| CUTE |
Clean Urban Transport Europe |
In English |
→ Transport and postal services |
| CVDC |
Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations |
| CWL |
Cardiff International Airport (www.cwlfly.com) |
In English |
→ Transport and postal services
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| CYSF |
Cape York Space Facility |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DADS |
Dual Air Density Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DAIS |
Data Avionics Information System |
In English |
→ Data
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DARA |
Deutsche Agentur für Raumfahrtangelegenheiten |
In German |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DAS |
Digital Avionics System |
In English |
→ Computer-based techniques
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DC |
Delta Clipper |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DCAT |
Diesel Clean Advanced Technology |
In English |
|
| DCSD |
Département Commande des Systèmes et Dynamique du vol |
In French |
→ Electronics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DDF |
De Dietrich Ferroviaire |
In French |
→ Rail transport engineering |
| DEFA |
Dana Esperantista Fervojista Asocio |
In Esperanto |
→ Associations
→ Rail transport engineering
→ Transport and postal services |
| DF |
Development Flight |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DF |
Direct Flight |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DFA |
Dutch Flight Academy (www.dfa-fto.nl) |
In English |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport and postal services |
| DFCS |
Digital Flight Control Software |
In English |
→ Software
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ 62989 |
| DFCS |
Digital Flight Control System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DFI |
Development Flight Integration |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DFI |
Development Flight Instrumentation |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DFL |
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luftfahrt |
In German |
→ Aerodynamics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DFRC |
Dryden Flight Research Center |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DFRF |
Dryden Flight Research Facility |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DFS |
Dynamic Flight Simulator |
In English |
→ Computer simulation
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DFVLR |
Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt |
In German |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DGAC |
Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile |
In French |
→ Public administration, government
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DGMT |
Direction Générale de la Mer et des Transports |
In French |
→ Transport and postal services |
| DIASP |
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aeronautica e Spaziale |
In Italian |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DLO |
Director of Launch Operations |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DLR |
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt |
In German |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DLR |
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt |
In German |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DM |
Development Motor |
In English |
|
| DMA |
Drive Motor Assembly |
In English |
|
| DME |
Direction des Missiles et de l'Espace |
In French |
→ Military engineering
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DMSP |
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Military engineering
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DMSP |
Defense Meterological Satellite Program |
In English |
→ 355
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DMSS |
Defense Meteorological Satellite System |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Military engineering
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DNA |
Direction de la Navigation Aérienne |
In French |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Transport and postal services |
| DNO |
Descending-Node Orbit |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DNW |
Deutsch-Niederländische Windkanäle |
In German |
→ Aerodynamics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DOC |
Drift-Orbit Correction |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DODSTP |
Department of Defense Standard Satellite |
In English |
→ 355
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DOI |
Descent Orbit Insertion |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DOI |
Direct Orbit Insertion |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DOMSAT |
Domestic Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DORIS |
Determination of Orbit Radio Positioning Integrated from Shuttle |
In English |
→ Telecommunications
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DPAC |
Direction des Programmes Aéronautiques Civils |
In French |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DPS |
Descent Propulsion System |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DRS |
Data Relay Satellite |
In English |
→ Data
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DRSS |
Data Relay Satellite System |
In English |
→ Data
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DS3 |
Deep-Space Surveillance System |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSAT |
Defensive Satellite |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSCS |
Defense Satellite Communications System |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSCS |
Defense Support Communication Satellite |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSIF |
Deep-Space Instrumentation Facility |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSIFE |
Deep-Space Instrumentation Facility Equipment |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSN |
Deep-Space Network |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSS |
Deep-Space Station |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSS |
Deep Space Station |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DSSC |
Deep Space Station Complex |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DTCA |
Direction Technique des Constructions Aéronautiques |
In French |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DTCN |
Direction Technique des Constructions Navales |
In French |
|
| DTV |
Developmental Test Vehicle |
In English |
|
| DVB-S |
Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Telecommunications |
| DVL |
Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt |
In German |
→ Aerodynamics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DWS |
Disaster Warning Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EALA |
European Air Law Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Law, jurisprudence
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ 65 |
| EAS |
Equivalent Airspeed |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| EASA |
European Aviation Safety Agency |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport and postal services |
| EATR |
Extravehicular Assist Teleoperator Robot |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EC |
Engine Control |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering |
| EC |
Engine Cutoff |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering |
| ECA |
Engine Control Assembly |
In English |
|
| ECAC |
European Civil Aviation Conference |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport and postal services |
| ECATA |
European Consortium for Advanced Training in Aerospace |
In English |
→ Education
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ECO |
Engine Combustion |
In English |
|
| ECO |
Engine Cutoff |
In English |
|
| ECS |
Engine Control System |
In English |
|
| ECSS |
European Cooperation for Space Standardization |
In English |
→ Standardization
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ECU |
Engine Control Unit |
In English |
|
| EDO |
Extended Duration Orbiter |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EDO |
Extended-Duration Orbiter |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EDRS |
European Data Relay Satellite |
In English |
→ Data
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Telecommunications |
| EEM |
Earth Entry Module |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EES |
Emergency Ejection Suit |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EES |
Escape Ejection Suit |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EES |
Ejection Escape Suit |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EEU |
Extravehicular Excursion Unit |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EEV |
Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle |
In English |
|
| EFA |
Experiment Flight Application |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EFC |
European Fuel Cell |
In English |
→ Energy economics |
| EFP |
ESA Furnished Property |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EFSSS |
Engine Failure Sensing and Shutdown System |
In English |
|
| EHOT |
External Hydrogen/Oxygen Tank |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ElBah |
Elektrische Bahnen |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Electrical engineering |
| ELCIDIS |
ELectric CIty DIstribution System |
In English |
→ Electrical engineering |
| ELDO |
European Launcher Development Organisation |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ELINT |
Electronic Intelligence Satellite |
In English |
→ Electronics
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ELS |
Eastern Launch Site |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ELV |
Earth Launch Vehicle |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ELV |
Expendable Launch Vehicle |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ELV |
End-of-Life Vehicule |
In French |
|
| EM&IAS |
Electromechanical and Integrated Avionics Subsystem |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| EMAA |
État-Major de l'Armée de l'Air |
In French |
→ Public administration, government
→ Military engineering
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| EMĈ |
Esperantista Motorciklanta Ĉeno |
In Esperanto |
→ Organizations and associations |
| EMR |
Engine Mix Ratio |
In English |
|
| EMR |
Engine Mixture Ratio |
In English |
|
| EMU |
Extravehicular Mobility Unit |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ENAC |
Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile |
In Italian |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport and postal services |
| ENAC |
École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile |
In French |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ENATT |
École Nationale d'Application des Techniques des Transports Terrestres |
In French |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Civil engineering and land transport |
| ENSAE |
École Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace |
In French |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ENSICA |
École Nationale Supérieure de Constructions Aéronautiques |
In French |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ENSICA |
École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Constructions Aéronautiques |
In French |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ENSICA |
École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs des Constructions Aéronautiques |
In French |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ENSMA |
École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique |
In French |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ENVISAT |
Environmental Satellite |
In English |
→ Environment, environmental sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOAST |
Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Earth sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOC |
Engine-Out Capability |
In English |
|
| EOC |
Engine Order Capability |
In English |
|
| EODRS |
Earth Observation Data Retrieval System |
In English |
→ Earth sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOHT |
External Oxygen and Hydrogen Tank |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOI |
Earth Orbit Insertion |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOL |
Earth Orbit Launch |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOM |
Earth Orbital Mission |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOPF |
End of Powered Flight |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EORSAT |
Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOS |
Earth Observation Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOS |
Earth-Orbit Shuttle |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOSS |
Extravehicular Activity Operational Slide-Wire System |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EOSS |
Earth-Orbital Space Station |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EPOC |
External Payload Operations Center |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ERAC |
European Rail Research Advisory Council |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Rail transport engineering
→ Transport and postal services |
| ERAP |
Earth Resources Aircraft Program |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Earth sciences |
| ERBS |
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics
→ Astronomy |
| EREA |
Établissements de Recherche Européens de l'Aéronautique |
In French |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ERINT |
Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ERIS |
Endoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor System |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EROS |
Earth Resources Observations System |
In English |
→ Earth sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| EROS |
Electrical Racecar Overharzer Students |
In English |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Electrical engineering
→ Automobile manufacturing |
| ERRI |
European Railway Research Institute |
In English |
→ Rail transport engineering
→ Transport and postal services |
| ERS |
Entry and Recovery Simulation |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ERS |
Environmental Research Satellite |
In English |
→ Environment, environmental sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ERS |
European Remote Sensing (Satellite) |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ERS |
Earth Resources Satellite |
In English |
→ Earth sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ERSIR |
Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar |
In English |
→ Earth sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ERTRAC |
European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (www.ertrac.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Transport and postal services |
| ERTS |
Earth Resources Technology Satellite |
In English |
→ Earth sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ERV |
Experimental Reentry Vehicle |
In English |
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESA |
European Space Agency |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESABu |
European Space Agency Bulletin |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESAJ |
European Space Agency Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESAST |
European Space Agency Scientific Technical Review |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESCS |
Electronic Spacecraft Simulator |
In English |
→ Computer simulation
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESDAC |
European Space Data Center |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Earth sciences
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESFTF |
École Supérieure de Formation du Transport Ferroviaire |
In French |
→ Specialized or (poly)technical colleges
→ Rail transport engineering
→ Transport and postal services |
| ESIS |
ESA Space Information Systems |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESMC |
Eastern Space and Missile Center |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESMCR |
Eastern Space and Missile Center Regulation |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ESOC |
European Space Operations Center |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
