| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| MAIF |
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund |
In English |
→ Insurance
→ Automobile manufacturing |
| MAL |
Mobile Airlock |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MAN |
Microwave Aerospace Navigation |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MAPS |
Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites |
In English |
→ Environmental protection
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| MARAD |
Maritime Administration (www.marad.dot.gov) |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ 6295
→ Transport and postal services |
| MARS |
Manned Astronautical Research Station |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Astronautics |
| MARS |
Modular Airborne Recorder System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| MAS |
Medium-Altitude Sensor |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MASDC |
Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MASSPO |
Manned Spaceflight Support Project Office |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MAVOE |
Magyar Vasútmodellezők es Vasútbarátok Országos Egyesülete |
In Hungarian |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Entertainment
→ Rail transport engineering |
| MBAC |
Marshall Booster Assembly Contractor |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MCA |
Maximum Crossing Altitude |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MCAS |
Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| MCAT |
Missile Carrier Air Transport |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| MCC |
Main Combustion Chamber |
In English |
|
| MCHC |
Moto Club Haute-Corrèze |
In French |
→ Organizations and associations |
| MCL |
Mass Cargo Lander |
In English |
|
| MCLT |
Maximum Cruise Level Thrust |
In English |
|
| MCN |
Mutuelle Cheminots Nord |
In French |
→ Insurance
→ Rail transport engineering
→ Transport and postal services
→ France |
| MCT |
Maximum Climb Thrust |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MDA |
Motor Drive Amplifier |
In English |
|
| MDRS |
Mars Desert Research Station |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| ME |
Main Engine |
In English |
|
| MEBA |
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association |
In English |
→ Associations
→ 6295 |
| MEBO |
Main Engine Burnout |
In English |
|
| MEC |
Main Engine Controller |
In English |
|
| MECA |
Main Engine Controller Assembly |
In English |
|
| MECF |
Main Engine Computational Facilities |
In English |
→ Computer science |
| MECO |
Main Engine Cutoff |
In English |
|
| MECSLSI |
Mission Equipment Cargo Shuttle Launch Site |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MEI |
Main Engine Ignition |
In English |
|
| MEM |
Mars Excursion Module |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MEM |
Meteoroid Exposure Module |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| MEMMS |
Modélisation des Écosystemes Marins et Monitoring par Satellites |
In French |
→ Threats to the environment
→ Marine research, oceanography
→ Astronautics |
| MEO |
Mid Earth Orbit |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| MEP |
Main Engine Propellant |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MERSAT |
Meteorology and Earth Observation Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Earth sciences
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| MES |
Main Engine Start |
In English |
|
| MESELSI |
Mission Extension Shuttle Equipment Launch Site |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MESELSI |
Mission Extension Support Equipment Launch Site |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MESSIAN |
Methods for the Efficient Simulation of Aircraft engine Noise |
In English |
→ Acoustics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MESSOC |
Model Evaluation of Space Station Operations Cost |
In English |
→ Prices
→ Astronautics |
| METVC |
Main Engine Thrust Vector Control |
In English |
|
| MEV |
Mars Excursion Vehicle |
In English |
→ Planets and satellites
→ Astronautics |
| MEV |
Mass Excursion Vehicle |
In English |
|
| MFA |
Manned Flight Awareness |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MFC |
Manual Flight Control |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFC |
Multiple-Flight Computer |
In English |
→ Computer hardware
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFC |
Multiple-Flight Controller |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFCS |
Manual Flight Control System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFF |
MDM Flight Forward |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFI |
Malmö flygindustri |
In Swedish |
→ Astronautics |
| MFP |
Mission Flight Plan |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFPE |
Mission From Planet Earth |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| MFR |
Maximum Flight Rate |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFT |
Mean Flight Time |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFTAD |
Master Flight Test Assignment Document |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MFTIO |
Minimum Flyout Time For Orbital Interception |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MFV |
Main Fuel Valve |
In English |
|
| MG |
Middle Gimbal |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MGA |
Middle Gimbal Angle |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MHI |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Astronautics |
| MHITR |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| MHLA |
Maritimes Health Libraries Association
= ABSM | Association des Bibliothèques de la Santé des Maritimes | In French
|
In English |
→ Libraries
→ Associations
→ Medicine
→ 6295 |
| MHV |
Miniature Homing Vehicle |
In English |
|
| MIAT |
Mongolyn Irgenii Agaaryn Teever
= МИАТ | Монголын Иргэний Агаарын Тээвэр | In Mongolian
|
In Mongolian |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport and postal services |
| MICB |
Meck Island Control Building |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MIDSIM |
Midcourse Exoatmospheric Event-Based Simulator |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| MILA |
Merritt Island Launch Area |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MILCOMSAT |
Military Communications Satellite |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| MILSTAR |
Military Strategic And Tactical Relay System |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| MIPS |
Merritt Island Press Site |
In English |
→ Newspapers, journalism
→ Astronautics |
| MIRV |
Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MisSp |
Missiles Spacecraft |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| MJF |
Modeljernbaneforeningen (www.mjf.no) |
In Norwegian |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Entertainment
→ Rail transport engineering |
| MLC |
Mobile Launcher Computer |
In English |
→ Computer hardware
→ Astronautics |
| MLF |
MDM Launch Forward |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MLG |
Main Landing Gear |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MLGD |
Main Landing Gear Door |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MLGS |
Microwave Landing Guidance System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MLP |
Mobile Launch Platform |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MLP |
Mobile Launch(er) Platform |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MLRS |
Multiple Launch Rocket System |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| MLS |
Microwave Landing System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MLV |
Medium Launch Vehicle |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MLV |
Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MLW |
Maximum Landing Weight |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport and postal services |
| MMC |
Midmotor Controller |
In English |
|
| MMCA |
Midmotor Controller Assembly |
In English |
|
| MMLS |
Martin Marietta Launch Services |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MMPSE |
Multiuse Mission Payload Support Equipment |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MMS |
Multi-mission Modular Spacecraft |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MMS |
Manned Maneuvering System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MMS |
Mission Modular Spacecraft |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MMS |
Multimission Modular Spacecraft |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MMS |
Multimission Spacecraft |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MMU |
Manned Maneuvering Unit |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MO |
Manned Orbiter |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MOAT |
Missile On Aircraft Test |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| MOC |
Mystérieux Objets Célestes |
In French |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| MOCA |
Modification des connaissances, attitudes et/ou comportements des usagers en faveur de la sécurité routière |
In French |
→ Transport and postal services |
| MODE |
Middeck Zero-Gravity Dynamics Experiment |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MODS |
Military Orbital Development System |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| MOF |
Manned Orbital Flight |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MOL |
Manned Orbital Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Astronautics |
| MORL |
Manned Orbiting Research Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Astronautics |
| MOSAAR |
Module d'Optimisation et de Sensibilité des Ateliers d'ARchitecture |
In French |
→ Software
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Automobile manufacturing |
| MOSPO |
Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory |
In English |
→ Observatories
→ Astronautics |
| MOSS |
Manned Orbital Space Station |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MotZe |
Motortechnische Zeitschrift |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mechanical engineering |
| MPGHM |
Mobile Payload Ground Handling Mechanism |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MPI |
Mission Payload Integration |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MPIO |
Mission Payload Integration Office |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MPMSE |
Multiuse Payload and Mission Support Equipment |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MPPSE |
Multipurpose Payload Support Equipment |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MPR |
Moto-Pompe Remorquable |
In French |
→ Automobile manufacturing
→ Firefighting |
| MPRAS |
Multipath Redundant Avionics Suite |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| MPS |
Main Propulsion System |
In English |
|
| MPS |
Maneuvering Propulsion Subsystem |
In English |
|
| MPS |
Material Processing Satellite |
In English |
→ Materials science
→ Astronautics |
| MPS |
Material Processing Specification |
In English |
|
| MPS |
Materials Processing In Space |
In English |
→ Materials science
→ Astronautics |
| MPT |
Main Propulsion Test |
In English |
|
| MPTA |
Main Propulsion Test Article |
In English |
|
| MPTF |
Main Propulsion Test Facility |
In English |
|
| MPTP |
Main Propulsion Test Program |
In English |
|
| MPVA |
Main Propellant Valve Actuator |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MRSR |
Mars Rover Sample Return |
In English |
→ Planets and satellites
→ Astronautics |
| MS/MS |
Material Science and Manufacturing in Space |
In English |
→ Engineering, technology
→ Astronautics |
| MSBLS |
Microwave Scan-Beam Landing System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MSBLSGS |
Microwave Scan-Beam Landing System Ground Station |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSCTN |
Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| MSDT |
Multiple Shuttle Data Tape |
In English |
→ Data
→ Astronautics |
| MSE |
Manned Space Flight Engineer |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSF |
Manned Space Flight |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSFC |
Marshall Space Flight Center |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSFN |
Manned Space Flight Network |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSFP |
Manned Space Flight Program |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSFSG |
Manned Space Flight Support Group |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSOB |
Manned Spacecraft Operations Building |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSOCC |
Multisatellite Operations Control Center |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSS |
Medium/Small Satellite Servicing |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSSRV |
Mars Surface-Sample Return Vehicle |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSSTM |
Military Space System Technology Model |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| MSSTP |
Military Space Systems Technology Plan |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| MSV |
Mission Support Vehicle |
In English |
|
| MSVP |
Master Shuttle Verification Plan |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MSX |
Midcourse Space Experiment |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Astronomy |
| MT |
Mission Trajectory |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MTC |
Manual Thrust Controller |
In English |
|
| MTC |
Manual Traffic Control |
In English |
→ Transport and postal services |
| MTC |
Master Thrust Control(ler) |
In English |
|
| MTOGW |
Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MTOW |
Maximum Takeoff Weight |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MTPE |
Mission To Planet Earth |
In English |
→ Planets and satellites
→ Astronautics |
| MTS |
Main Thruster Subsystem |
In English |
|
| MTV |
Mass Transfer Vehicle |
In English |
|
| MTVC |
Manual Thrust Vector Control |
In English |
|
| MTW |
Maximum Taxi Weight |
In English |
|
| MUA |
Maximum Usable Altitude |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MŰI |
Magyar Űrkutatási Iroda |
In Hungarian |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics
→ Hungary |
| MUSIS |
Multiuser Satellite Imagery System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| MUST |
Modélisation de l'Usage et de la Sécurité des Transports
= MUST | Modelling the Use and Safety of Transport | In English
|
In French |
→ Transport and postal services |
| MUST |
Modelling the Use and Safety of Transport
= (look above)
|
In English |
→ Accidents, risks, safety
→ Transport and postal services |
| MVF |
Manned Vertical Flight |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MVI |
Microgravity Vestibular Investigation |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| MVM |
Mariner Venus/Mercury |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| MVWT |
Mated Vehicle Wind Tunnel |
In English |
|
| NAA |
North American Aircraft |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ United States |
| NaAIJ |
Nanjing Aeronautical Institute Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ China |
| NAC |
Naval Avionics Center |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NACA |
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NAEC |
Naval Air Engineering Center |
In English |
→ Aerodynamics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NAP |
Navigation Analysis Program |
In English |
→ Transport and postal services |
| NAS |
National Aircraft Standard |
In English |
→ Standardization
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NAS |
National Airspace System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| NAS |
Naval Air Station |
In English |
→ Public administration, government
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NAS |
Nonavionics Simulator |
In English |
→ Computer simulation
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (www.nasa.gov) |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Astronomy
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NASAC |
NASA Conference Publication |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NASAL |
NASA Circular Letter |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NASAR |
NASA Reference Publication |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NASAS |
NASA Special Publication |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NASCOM |
NASA Communications |
In English |
→ Telecommunications
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NASDA |
National Space Development Agency |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| NASM |
National Air and Space Museum (www.nasm.si.edu) |
In English |
→ Museums
→ Astronomy
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NASO |
North American Space Operations |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| NASP |
National AeroSpace Plane |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| NASTRAN |
NASA Structural Analysis Program |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NATF |
Naval Air Test Facility |
In English |
→ Aerodynamics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NATS |
National Air Traffic Services (www.nats.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Transport and postal services
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NAVAID |
Navigation Aid |
In English |
|
| NAVDAD |
Navigational Derived Air Data |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NAVSAT |
Navigation Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Transport and postal services |
| NAVT |
NASA Altimeter Verification Telemetry |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NCC |
NASA Class Code |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NCC |
NASA Communications Control |
In English |
→ Telecommunications
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| NCC |
Navstar Control Center |
In English |
|
| NCM |
National Corvette Museum (www.corvettemuseum.com) |
In English |
→ Museums
→ Automobile manufacturing |
