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ACRONYM DESCRIPTION
K SPECIFIC DEGREE, KELVIN
KAPP KANSAS PILOT PROJECT (ASOS)
kb KILOBIT(S)
kB KILOBYTE(S)
KB KEYBOARD
Kb/s KILOBITS/SECOND
Kband CODE ELEMENTS PER SECOND IN 1,000s
KBps KILOBITS/KILOBYTES PER SECOND
kbs KILOBIT(S) PER SECOND
KDAU KU-BAND DECRYPTION AUTHENTICATION UNIT
KDMS KSC DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
keV KILO-ELECTRON VOLTS
kg KILOGRAM
KHB KENNEDY SPACE CENTER HANDBOOK
kHz KILOHERTZ (10,534 CYCLES PER SECOND)
KISS KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID (FREQUENTLY WITH AN !)
km KILOMETER
KM KINEMATIC MOUNT
KMI KENNEDY MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION
KOSMOS USSR POLAR ORBITING SATELLITES (ALSO COSMOS/METEOR)
KSA K-BAND, SINGLE ACCESS
KSAF K-BAND, SINGLE ACCESS FORWARD
KSAR K-BAND, SINGLE ACCESS RETURN
KSC KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (NASA, CAPE KENNEDY, FL)
KSC/VAFB NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE AT VAFB
KSF K-BAND SHUTTLE FORWARD
K-SIM K-BAND SIMULATION
KSLOC THOUSAND SOURCE LINES OF CODE
KSR K-BAND SHUTTLE RETURN
KSSC KSC SECURITY STEERING COMMITTEE
KU RF BAND (GIGA HERTZ RANGE)
kW KILOWATT
kWh KILOWATT HOUR
KWord KILOWORDS OF MEMORY (1kWORD = 2**10 WORDS)
 
 
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