NASA Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of NASA Acronyms

• P-P — Peak-to-Peak (Value)
• P-TUBE — Pneumatic Tube
• P/A — Problem Analysis
• P/B — Preburner
• P/B — Pushbutton
• P/C — Pitch Control
• P/L — Parts List
• P/L — Payload
• P/L — Postlanding
• P/L — Purchased Labor
• P/N — Part Number
• P/P — Patch Panel
• P/P — Printer/Plotter
• P/PL — Primary Payload
• P/S — Parallel To Serial Converters
• P/S — Payload Specialist
• P/Y — Pitch/Yaw
• PA — Pad Abort
• PA — Paging And Area Warning
• PA — Power Amplifier
• PA — Product Assurance
• PA — Public Address
• PA — Public Affairs
• PA — Pulse AmPlifier
• PAC — Pressure Alpha Center
• PAC — Probe Aerodynamic Center
• PAC — Problem Action Center
• PACAS — Personnel Access Control Accountability System
• PACC — Problem Action Control Center
• PACE — Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
• PACS — Pointing And Attitude Control System
• PAD — Preliminary Advisory Data (Crew Data Uplink)
• PAD — ProgramApprovalDocument
• PAD — Propellant Acquisition Device
• PAE — Preventive Action Engineer
• PAE — Problem Assessment Engineer
• PAF — Payload Attach Fitting
• PAF — Payload Attach Fitting
• PAF — Peak Annual Funding
• PAFB — Patrick Air Force Base
• PAH — PaYload Accommodations Handbook
• PAL — APA Indonesian Communications Satellite
• PALS — Photo Area And Location SYstem
• PALS — Precision Approach And Landing SYstem
• PAM — Payload Assist Module
• PAM — Payload Assist Module
• PAM — Pulse Amplifier Modulation
• PAM — Pulse Amplitude Modulation
• PAM-A — PAM
• PAM-D — PAM
• PAMB — Pressure Ambient
• PAO — Public Affairs Office (Officer)
• PAP — Product Assurance Plan
• PAPI — Precision Approach Path Indicator
• PAR — Planning Action Request
• PAR — Precision Approach Radar
• PAR — Problem Accountability Record
• PAR — Problem Action Record
• PAR — Problem Action Request
• PAR — Product Acceptance Review
• PARA — Paragraph
• PARAM — Parameter
• PARS — Property Accountability Record System
• PAS — Payload Accommodation Studies
• PAS — Primary Ascent System
• PASS — Planning And Scheduling System
• PASS — Primary Avionics Software System
• PASS — Primary Avionics Software System
• PAT — Problem Action Team
• PAT — Production Acceptance Test
• PATP — Preliminary Authority To Proceed
• PATS — Program For Analysis Of Time Series
• PAU — Probe Aerodynamic Upper
• PAV — Pressure Actuated Valve
• PAX — Passengers
• PAYCOM — Payload Command
• PAYDAT — Payload Data
• PB — Phonetically Balanced
• PB — Playback
• PB — Playback
• PB — Preburner (P/B Preferred)
• PB — Pushbutton
• PBAN — Polybutadiene Acrylonitrile (Propellant)
• PBD — Payload Bay Door
• PBDF — Payload Bay Door FWD
• PBDM — Payload Bay Door Mechanism
• PBI — Push Button Indicator
• PBI — Push Button Indicator
• PBIC — Programmable Buffer Interface Card
• PBIM — Programmable Buffer Interface Module
• PBK — Payload Bay Kit
• PBL — Payload Bay Liner
• PBM — Program Business Management
• PBPS — Post-Boost Propulsion System(s)
• PBS — Protective Breathing System
• PBW — Proportional Band Width
• PC — Chamber Pressure
• PC — Chamber Pressure
• PC — Pitch Control
• PC — Plane Change