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Acronyms
APAS | androgynous peripheral assembly system |
APDA | androgynous peripheral docking assembly |
APDS | androgynous peripheral docking system |
CADMOS | [CNES mission control center] |
CFM | Candle Flame in Microgravity |
CNES | Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales |
DM | Docking Module |
EDLS | Enhanced Dyamic Load Sensors |
ESA | European Space Agency |
ESEF | European Space Exposure Facility |
EVA | extravehicular activity |
GSC | grab sample container |
IMU | inertial measurement unit |
MCSA | Mir Cooperative Solar Array |
MEEP | Mir Environmental Effects Payload |
MIM | Microgravity Isolation Mount |
MIPS | Mir interface-to-payload systems |
MIRAS | Mir Infrared Atmospheric Spectrometer |
MOMS | Modular Optoelectronic Multispectral Scanner |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NIVR | Dutch National Institute for Aerospace Programs |
ODS | Orbiter Docking System |
OLiPSE | Optizon Liquid Phase Sintering Experiment |
OMS | orbital maneuvering system |
OSVS | Orbiter space vision system |
PASDE | Photogrammetric Appendage Structural Dynamics Experiment |
PLSS | portable life support system |
POSA | Anticipatory Postural Activity |
QUELD | Queen’s University Experiment in Liquid Diffusion |
RCS | reaction control system |
RMS | remote manipulator system |
RSA | Russian Space Agency |