Did you ever wonder what those strange conglomerations of letters meant? Here's your chance to find out what those NASA acronyms stand for. About Space and Astronomy presents the Guide to NASA Acronyms. From KSC Automated Payloads Plan/Requirement to Keyboard Configuration Studies - KSC Handbook to KSC Station Set Specification, you'll find them here. This page lists acronyms starting with K. For others, click on the appropriate letter above or below.

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K: Kelvin
K: Kilocycle
K: One Thousand
K&H: Memory Time Value
K-APM: KSC Automated Payloads Plan/Requirement
K-APN: KSC Automated Payloads Notice
K-APPS: KSC Automated Payloads Project Specification
K-CITEM: KSC CITE Plan/Requirement
K-DODM: KSC DOD Plan/Requirement
K-DPM: KSC DOD Payloads Plan/Requirement
K-DPN: KSC DOD Payloads Notice
K-DPPS: KSC DOD Payloads Project Specification
K-IUSM: KSC IUS Plan/Requirement
K-IUSN: KSC IUS Notice
K-IUSPS: KSC IUS Project Specification
K-MMSEM: KSC MMSE Plan/Requirement
K-MMSEN: KSC MMSE Notice
K-MMSEPS: KSC MMSE Project Specification
K-SLM: KSC Spacelab Plan/Requirement
K-SLN: KSC Spacelab Notice
K-SLPS: KSC Spacelab Project Specification
K-SM: KSC Shuttle Management Document
K-SPN: KSC Shuttle Project Notice
K-SPS: KSC Shuttle Project Specification
K-SSS: KSC Shuttle Project Station Set Specification
K-STSM: KSC STS Plan/Requirement
K-STSN: KSC STS Notice
K-STSPS: KSC STS Project Specification
K/S: Kick Stage
KAD: "Kadena AB, Ryuku Islands (Deorb OPT Site)"
KAPL: KSC Approved Parts List
KATS: Kennedy Avionics Test Set
KAU: Kilo Accounting Unit
KB: Keyboard
KB: Kilobit
KBAC: Kennedy Booster Assemblv Contractor
KBIM: Keyboard Interface Module
KBPS: Kilobits per Second
KBU: Keyboard unit
KCAS: Knots Calibrated Airspeed
KCRT: Keyboard Cathode RaY Tube
KCS: Keyboard Configuration Studies
KDMS: Kennedy Data Management SYstem(s)
KDN: Kinetically Designed Nozzle
KDT: Keyboard and Display Test
KDU: Keyboard and DisPlay Unit
KEAS: Knots Equivalent Airspeed
KHB: KSC Handbook
KIAS: Knc)ts Indicated Airspeed
KIP: Keyboard Input Processor
KIS: Kitting Instruction Sheet
KMI: KSC Management Instruction
KMR: Kwaialein Missile Range
KMS: K-Words X Millions of Seconds
KN: Kitting Notice
KNO: KSC Notice
KOI: "Kano, Nigeria (Remote Site)"
KOM: KSC Organizational Manual
KOM: KSC Operation instruction
KOPS: Thousand of Operations per Second
KPD: KSC Program Directive
KPPS: KiloPulses per Second
KPRD: KSC Program Requirements Document
KPS: Kilometers Per Second
KSA: Ku-Band Single Access
KSA: Ku-band single access
KSC: John F. Kennedy Space Center
KSC: Kennedy Space Center
KSCAP: Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
KSSS: KSC Station Set Specification
KT: Kit
KT: Knots
KU: Keyboard Unit
KUSP: Ku-Band Signal Processor
KUSP: Ku-Band Single Processor
KUSP: Ku-band signal processor
KYBD: Keyboard

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