

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km) |
| ~ | Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations) |
| MECO | Main Engine Cut-Off |
| ~ | MainEngineCutOff podcast |
| RUD | Rapid Unplanned Disassembly |
| ~ | Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly |
| ~ | Rapid Unintended Disassembly |
| SECO | Second-stage Engine Cut-Off |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starlink | SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation |
| apogee | Highest point in an elliptical orbit around Earth (when the orbiter is slowest) |
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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
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