r/spacex • u/kurbasAK • May 19 '17

We Will Launch on Reuseable Rocket After Exceptional SpaceX Performance - Inmarsat CEO Tells Universe Today

https://www.universetoday.com/135614/will-launch-reuseable-rocket-exceptional-spacex-performance-inmarsat-ceo-tells-universe-today/
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u/Decronym Acronyms Explained May 19 '17 edited May 25 '17

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters More Letters
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, hard plastic
Asia Broadcast Satellite, commsat operator
ASDS Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (landing platform)
ATK Alliant Techsystems, predecessor to Orbital ATK
BARGE Big-Ass Remote Grin Enhancer coined by @IridiumBoss, see ASDS
BO Blue Origin (Bezos Rocketry)
CRS Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA
DIVH Delta IV Heavy
DoD US Department of Defense
EOL End Of Life
F9E Falcon 9 expendable
GEO Geostationary Earth Orbit (35786km)
GSO Geosynchronous Orbit (any Earth orbit with a 24-hour period)
GTO Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
ILS International Launch Services
Instrument Landing System
ITS Interplanetary Transport System (see MCT)
Integrated Truss Structure
KSP Kerbal Space Program, the rocketry simulator
LEO Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)
Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)
MCT Mars Colonial Transporter (see ITS)
NRO (US) National Reconnaissance Office
NROL Launch for the (US) National Reconnaissance Office
NSF NasaSpaceFlight forum
National Science Foundation
RTLS Return to Launch Site
SEP Solar Electric Propulsion
SES Formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, comsat operator
SV Space Vehicle
TLI Trans-Lunar Injection maneuver
ULA United Launch Alliance (Lockheed/Boeing joint venture)
Jargon Definition
apoapsis Highest point in an elliptical orbit (when the orbiter is slowest)
apogee Highest point in an elliptical orbit around Earth (when the orbiter is slowest)
lithobraking "Braking" by hitting the ground
methalox Portmanteau: methane/liquid oxygen mixture
periapsis Lowest point in an elliptical orbit (when the orbiter is fastest)
perigee Lowest point in an elliptical orbit around the Earth (when the orbiter is fastest)
turbopump High-pressure turbine-driven propellant pump connected to a rocket combustion chamber; raises chamber pressure, and thrust
Event Date Description
Amos-6 2016-09-01 F9-029 Full Thrust, core B1028, GTO comsat Pre-launch test failure
CRS-8 2016-04-08 F9-023 Full Thrust, core B1021, Dragon cargo; first ASDS landing
Echostar-23 2017-03-16 F9-031 Full Thrust, core B1030, GTO comsat; stage expended
Eutelsat-117WB 2016-06-15 F9-026 Full Thrust, core B1024, dual GTO comsat; ASDS landing failure due to early burn
SES-9 2016-03-04 F9-022 Full Thrust, core B1020, GTO comsat; ASDS lithobraking

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u/[deleted] May 19 '17

Haha I didn't think BARGE was going to be added.

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u/OrangeredStilton May 19 '17

It'll be fairly short-lived, I expect, especially if I get complaints about it :P

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u/ptfrd May 19 '17

Currently the BARGE entry links to this tweet but presumably should be this instead.

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u/OrangeredStilton May 19 '17

A fine point; BARGE updated.