Space Talk Between Astronauts and Ground Communications

Just wanted to post some Space Talk used around the early missions of Apollo, Gemini etc. Just wanted to help some of you out. I noticed that when I watched some of the clips of the missions, they were talking strangely. I realized that it was some kind of space talk. So I researched it. I tried to get some of it on here. I don't know if they still use this today.

Amu- Astronaut Maneuvering Unit, the backpack used in Space-Walking

ACS- Automatic Control System in the space craft

BECO- Booster Engine Cut-off. The first stage of the rocket stops firing, the second stage ignites

CM- Command Module. Apollo Unit that carries astronauts to moon and back

CSQ- Coastal Sentry Quebec, a U.S. Navy tracking ship

ECS- Environmental Control System, provides basics such as oxygen, water

ELSS- Extra-Vehicular Life Support System, chestpack worn during space-walking

EVA- Extra-Vehicular Activity, an Astronomer's operation outside the spacecraft

FPS- Feet Per Second, reported as spaceships closes with target during rendezvous

GET- Ground Elapsed Time, time since blast-off

HIGH-Q- Point in flight in which greatest aerodynamic forces are exerted pm the spacecraft

LM- Lunar Module, the vehicle that actually lands on the moon

LOS- Loss of Signal, between tracking stations and spacecraft

LOX- Liquid Oxygen, used as the oxidizer in the ECS

MCC- Mission Control Center, Houston

OAMS- Orbital Attitude Maneuvering System, small rockets used to change the position of the spacecraft while in orbit

PPS- Primary Propulsion System

RCS- Re-entry Control System, small rockets used to get the spacecraft in the proper attitude for re-entry

RKV- Rose Knot Victor, a U.S. Navy Tracking ship

SECO- Second Stage Engine Cut-Off

S/C- Spacecraft

T-Time- Schedule take-off time of a rocket. T-minus two minutes means two minutes before launching

Anyone have any links to further sites where you can find this kind of thing?

HEY! This is ATS! You forgot these:

MGC - Magnificent Glass City, many of which were found on the moon but they won't tell us
AETL - Advanced Extra-Terrestrial Life, again, many were found on the moon but the illuminati-reptillians are keeping it secret
PLBS - Parking Lot Behind Studio, where the "astronauts" went for their cigarette breaks during filming.

I could go on :-P

Seriously though, that list was very interesting. Thanks for putting in the effort to bring it to us - I'm sure even if no-one replies to this thread, it'll be used in many threads as a reference for such acronyms.

reply to post by dave420


Heh, very funny. But really, thanks. I just wanted to explain what these meant.
Like I said, sometimes they talked strangely and I just found out why.
Anyway, thanks.

Thanks for those translations. I sometimes lose focus when too many strange letters need to be understood. This applies to not only "space talk", but a lot of other areas. Often, someone familiar with a subject will take shortcuts with these and leave a percentage of the readership/listener in the dust confused.

Thanks for helping me learn another new thing today.

Thanks to the OP for this list! I am sure it will be very helpful for many of the members here at ATS, myself included. I have flagged your thread and given you the star you deserve.

Best regards, Ziggystar60.

Here's a fantastic link that has hundreds of space-flight related acronyms:

forum.nasaspaceflight.com...

reply to post by nataylor


Just wanted to thank you a million times for the link you provided. I have been looking for something like that for a long time.

Best regards, Ziggystar60.