| ACRONYM |
DESCRIPTION |
| F |
FAHRENHEIT DEGREE(S) |
| F |
FLIGHT |
| F |
FORWARD |
| F(S/N) |
FUNCTION OF S/N |
| F/D |
FILL/DRAIN VALVE |
| F/D |
FLUID DISCONNECT |
| F/L |
FORWARD LINK |
| F/P INT |
FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER |
| FAA |
FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY/ADMINISTRATION |
| FAC |
FORD AEROSPACE CORPORATION |
| FAC |
FACILITY |
| FAM |
FLIGHT ASSURANCE MANAGER |
| FANAS |
FORECAST FOR ASCENDING NODE FOR AUTOMATIC SATELLITE MESG OVER GTS |
| FAO |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (U.N.) |
| FAR |
FLOW ALTERATION RECORD |
| FAR |
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION |
| FAT |
FACTORY/FINAL ACCEPTANCE TEST |
| FAT |
FABRICATTION ASSEMBLY & TEST |
| FAX |
FACSIMILE (X IMPLIED) |
| FB4 |
FEDERAL BUILDING NUMBER 4 (DoC/NAVY SUITLAND, MD) |
| FBT |
FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY |
| FCA |
FUNCTIONAL CONFIGURATION AUDIT |
| FCA |
FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY |
| FCC |
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION |
| FCCSET |
FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL ON SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, & TECHNOLOGY |
| FCIR |
FALSE COLOR INFRARED SYSTEM |
| FCP |
FLIGHT COMPUTER PROGRAM |
| FCP |
FLUID AND CHEMICAL PROCESSING |
| FCS |
FRAME CHECK SEQUENCE |
| FD |
FILL AND DRAIN VALVE |
| FD |
FULL DISK |
| FDD |
FLIGHT DYNAMICS DIVISION (GSFC) |
| FDDA |
FOUR-DIMENSIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION (NMC) |
| FDE |
FLUID DYNAMICS EXPERIMENT (NASA/LIQUID PROPELLANTS IN LOW-GRAVITY) |
| FDE |
FLUID DYNAMICS ENGINEER |
| FDF |
FLIGHT DYNAMICS FACILITY (NASA/GSFC) |
| FDF |
FLIGHT DATA FILE |
| FDIR |
FAULT DATA IDENTIFICATION & REPORTING |
| FDIR |
FAULT DEFECTION, ISOLATION, & RECOVERY |
| FDM |
FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING |
| FDO |
FEE DETERMINING OFFICIAL |
| FDS |
FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM |
| FEAD |
FIRST ESTIMATE ADJUSTMENT |
| FEC |
FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION |
| FED |
FACILITIES ENGINEERING DIVISION |
| FEE |
FRENCH ECHOCARDIOGRAPH EQUIPMENT |
| FEM |
FINAL/FINITE ELEMENT MODEL |
| FEMA |
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY |
| FEP |
FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE |
| FERD |
FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT |
| FET |
FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR |
| FET |
FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL TEST |
| FET |
FAX ENCODER/TRANSMITTER |
| FETA |
FLEXIBLE EXPLOSIVE TRANSFER ASSEMBLY |
| FF |
RCE FILTER |
| FF |
FREE FLIGHT/FLYER (GENERIC/MOST UNMANNED SATELLITES) |
| FF |
FAST FORWARD |
| FFP |
FIRM FIXED PRICE |
| FFT |
FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM |
| FGGE |
FIRST GARP GLOBAL EXPERIMENT |
| FIBEX |
FIRST INTERNATIONAL BIOMASS EXPERIMENT |
| FIFE |
FIRST ISLSCP FIELD EXPERIMENT |
| FIFO |
FIRST IN FIRST OUT |
| FIMS |
FAULT ISOLATION MONITORING SYSTEM |
| FIPS |
FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARD |
| FIRAS |
FAR IR ABSOLUTE SPECTROPHOTOMETER (NASA) |
| FIRE |
FIRST ISCCP REGIONAL EXPERIMENT |
| FIRMR |
FEDERAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS |
| FIRST |
FAR INFRARED SPACE TELESCOPE (ESA/DORNIER) |
| FK5 |
FINSTERRE KATALOG REFERENCE STAR CATALOG VERSION 5 |
| FLD |
FLUID DYNAMICS |
| FLD |
FIRST LEVEL DESTINATION |
| FLO |
FREQUENCY OF LOCAL OSCILLATOR |
| FLOPS |
FLOATING-POINT OPERATIONS PER SECOND |
| FLP |
FLIGHT LOAD PACKAGE (FLIGHT SOFTWARE) |
| FLT |
FLIGHT (NASA/SEQUENCE NUMBER FOR SHUTTLE MISSIONS) |
| FLT SW |
FLIGHT SOFTWARE |
| FLTSATCOM |
FLEET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (FLTSATCOM-F8 LAUNCH) |
| FM |
FREQUENCY MODULATION |
| FM |
FLIGHT MODEL |
| FMCC |
FRENCH MISSION CONTROL CENTRE (TOULOUSE, FRANCE) |
| FMD |
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION |
| FMDS |
FLIGHT MODEL DISCHARGE SYSTEM |
| FMEA |
FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS |
| FMECA |
FAILURE MODES, EFFECTS AND CRITICALITY ANALYSES |
| FMM |
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MANUAL (NOAA) |
| FMS |
FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
| FMS |
FACILITY METRICS SYSTEM |
| FMT |
FLUID MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP |
| FNOC |
FLEET NUMERICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTER (NAVY-MONTEREY, CA) |
| FOB |
FREE/FREIGHT ON BOARD |
| FOB-4 |
FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING NO. 4 (SUITLAND, MD-ALSO FB-4) |
| FOC |
FINAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY |
| FOC |
FULL OPTIONAL CAPABILITY (EXTENSION OF IOC) |
| FOLD |
FEDERALLY OWNED LANDSAT DATA |
| FOLO |
FIRST-ON-LAST-OUT |
| FOR |
FLIGHT OPERATIONS REVIEW/MANUAL |
| FORTRAN |
A PROGRAM LANGUAGE |
| FOS |
FLIGHT OPERATIONS SEGMENT |
| FOSA |
FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ANNEX |
| FOT |
FLIGHT OPERATIONS TEAM (NASA) |
| FOV |
FIELD-OF-VIEW |
| FOY |
FGGE OPERATIONAL YEAR |
| FP |
FIXED PRICE |
| FPA |
FLOATING POINT ACCELERATOR |
| FPAF |
FIXED PRICE AWARD FEE |
| FPD |
FLIGHT PROJECTS DIRECTORATE |
| FPDMSS |
FLIGHT PROJECTS DIRECTORATE MULTIDISCIPLINE SUPPORT SERVICES |
| FPDS |
FLIGHT PROJECTS DIRECTORATE SUPPORT |
| FPE |
FIXED PATTERN ERROR |
| FPE |
FRENCH POSTURAL EXPERIMENT (SENSORY-MOTOR ADAPTATIONS) |
| FPI |
FIXED PRICE INCENTIVE |
| FPIF |
FIXED PRICE INCENTIVE FEE |
| FPR |
FABRICATION AND PROCEDURE RECORD |
| fps |
FRAMES PER SECOND |
| FPS |
FEET PER SECOND |
| FPS |
FAST PACKET SWITCH |
| FQA |
FIELD QUALITY ASSURANCE |
| FQAR |
FIELD QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT |
| FR |
FOREIGN REIMBURSABLE |
| FRB |
FAILURE REVIEW BOARD |
| FRD |
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT |
| FRE |
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT ENVELOPE |
| freq. |
FREQUENCY |
| FRG |
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (WEST GERMANY) |
| FRGF |
FLIGHT REMOVABLE GRAPPLE FIXTURE |
| FRN |
FRAME ROUTING NETWORK |
| FRP |
FULL-RESOLUTION PROCESSOR |
| FRR |
FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW |
| FRS |
FINANCIAL REPORTING SYSTEM |
| FS |
FACTOR OF SAFETY |
| FSA |
FILTER AND SWITCH ASSEMBLIES |
| FSC |
FLEET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SAME AS FLTSATCOM) |
| FSE |
FACTORY/FLIGHT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT |
| FSI |
FORD AEROSPACE SOURCE INSPECTION |
| FSK |
FREQUENCY SHIFT-KEYED/KEYING |
| FSL |
FREE SPACE LOSS |
| FSN |
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER |
| FSS |
FINE SUN SENSOR |
| FSS |
FLIGHT SUPPORT SYSTEM (NASA) |
| FSSS |
FLIGHT SOFTWARE SUPPORT SOFTWARE |
| FST |
FIRE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY |
| FST |
FIELD SUPPORT TERMINAL |
| ft |
FOOT/FEET |
| FT |
FILE TRANSFER |
| ft/min |
FEET PER MINUTE |
| ft/s |
FEET PER SECOND |
| ft3/min |
CUBIC FEET PER MINUTE |
| ft3/s |
CUBIC FEET PER SECOND |
| FTGT |
FIRST TDRSS GROUND TERMINAL |
| FTN |
FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK |
| FTS |
FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS/TELEPHONE SYSTEM |
| FTS |
FOURIER TRANSFORM SOUNDING/SPECTROMETER |
| FTS |
FLIGHT TELEROBOTICS SERVICER |
| FTS-DTF |
FLIGHT TELEROBOTIC SERVICER-DEMONSTRATION TEST FLIGHT (NASA/FTS) |
| FTT |
FLIGHT TIMETABLE |
| FTV |
FLIGHT TEST VEHICLE |
| FUO |
FOLLOW-UP OUTPUT |
| FUSE |
FAR ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY EXPLORER |
| FVSF |
FLIGHT VEHICLE SIMULATOR FACILITY |
| FW |
FILTER WHEEL |
| FWW |
FOOD, WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT |
| FXTS |
FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (X IMPLIED) |
| FY |
FISCAL YEAR |
| FY |
FIRST YEAR (USUALLY WRT SEA ICE) |
| FYI |
FOR YOUR INFORMATION |
| FZ |
FRACTURE ZONE |
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