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ACRONYM DESCRITION
v VERTICAL, VELOCITY
V VOLT(S)
V & H VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL
V & V VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION
V/TC VOLTAGE TEMPERATURE CONTROL
V0 VERSION ZERO
VAB VEHICLE/VERTICAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING
Vac VOLTS, ALTERNATING CURRENT
VAFB VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE
VAS VISIBLE & INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER
VAS VISSR ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER
VBP VENDOR BEST PROMISE
VC VOICE CIRCUIT
VC VIRTUAL CHANNEL
VCC VALID/VARIABLE/VEHICLE COMMAND COUNT
VCD VALVE COIL DRIVER
VCDA VALVE COIL DRIVE ASSEMBLY
VCDE VALVE COIL DRIVE ELECTRONICS
VCDU VIRTUAL CHANNEL DATA UNIT
VCG VAPOR CRYSTAL GROWTH
VCGW VIRTUAL CHANNEL GATEWAY
VCHP VARIABLE CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPE
VCM VOLATILE CONDENSABLE MATERIAL
VCO VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR
VCRC VOICE CIRCUIT RECONFIGURATION CONFIRMATION
VCRI VERIFICATION CROSS-REFERENCE INDEX
VCRR VOICE CIRCUIT RECONFIGURATION REQUEST
VDB VISSR DATA BASE
Vdc VOLTS, DIRECT CURRENT
VDD VERSION DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT
VDM VISSR DIGITAL MULTIPLEXER
VDM VIDEO DISPLAY MONITOR
VDT VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL
VDUC VAS DATA UTILIZATION COMPUTER
VER VERIFICATION
VF VALLEY FORGE
Vg VACUUM GAGE
VGP VEHICLE GROUND POINT
VHF VERY HIGH FREQUENCY
VHOL VERY HIGH ORDER LANGUAGE
VHRGS VERY HIGH RESOLUTION GROUND STATION
VHRR VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER
VHS VIDEO HOME SYSTEM
VHSC VIDEO HOME SYSTEM CASSETTE
VHSIC VERY HIGH SPEED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
VI VEGETATION INDEX
VIC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION CODE
VIE VAS INTERFACE ELECTRONICS
VIP VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSOR
VIP VAS (VISSR ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER) IMAGE PROCESSOR
VIPS VAS IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM
VIRGS VISSR IMAGE REGISTRATION AND GRIDDING SYSTEM (CURRENT OATS)
VIRR VISIBLE AND INFRARED RADIOMETER (SEASAT, BUT LIKE SR)
VIRSR VISIBLE INFRARED SCANNING RADIOMETER
VIS VISIBLE (PART OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM)
VIS NIR VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED
VISSR VISIBLE INFRARED SPIN SCAN RADIOMETER
VIS-UV VISIBLE/ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETER
VLA VERY LARGE ARRAY (NRAO)
VLBI VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETER/INTERFEROMETRY
VLF VERY LOW FREQUENCY
VLS VANDENBERG LAUNCH SITE
VLSI VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION
VNIR VISIBLE & NEAR INFRARED
VPCMS VECTOR PROCESS COMMON MEMORY SOFTWARE
VPF VERTICAL PROCESSING FACILITY (NASA/KSC)
VPHD VERTICAL PROCESSING HANDLING DEVICE/DOLLY
VPOS VECTOR PROCESSOR OPERATING SYSTEM
VPU VECTOR PROCESSING UNIT
VRA VERY HIGH FREQUENCY REAL-TIME ANTENNA
Vrms VOLTS ROOT MEAN SQUARE
VS VIBRATION SENSOR
V-SCI VDUC SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS GROUP
VSWR VOLTAGE STANDING WAVE RATIO
VT VIRTUAL TERMINAL
VTIR VISIBLE AND THERMAL INFRARED RADIOMETER
VTPR VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE RADIOMETER
VTS VANDENBERG TRACKING STATION
VTX VHF REAL-TIME ANTENNA/TRANSMITTER
VVRM VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS MATRIX
   
 
 
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