NASA Acronyms -T-


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T temperature rate
T&C telemetry and control
T&C terms and conditions
T&C test and checkout
T&C tracking and communication
T&CD timing and countdown
T&CP test and checkout procedure
T&D transportation and docking
T&E test and evaluation
T&F time and frequency
T&M time and material
T&O test and operations
T&P tracking and processing
T&QA test and quality assurance
T+ time after launch
T- time before launch
T-0 time minus zero
T-0 time zero
T-O takeoff
T/A turnaround
T/B talkback
T/B thermal barrier
T/B title block
T/C telecommunications
T/C temperature-compensating
T/C termination check
T/C thermal capacitor
T/C thermocouple
T/C thrust chamber
T/C training and certification
T/CAP thermal capacitor
T/CD timer/command distributor
T/CRD telemetry/command requirements document
T/D time delay
T/D touchdown
T/E transporter/erector
T/L talk and listen
T/L trace by lot number
T/L transformer load
T/M trace by member number
T/MGS transportable mobile ground station
T/O takeover
T/R tape recorder
T/R transformer rectifier
T/R transmit-receive
T/R turnaround requirement
T/S time-sharing
T/S traceability by serial number
T/S troubleshoot
T/T terminal timing
T/T timing/telemetry
T/TCA thrust translation control assembly
T/V thermal vacuum
T/W thrust-to-weight ratio
TA Teal Amber
TA task analysis
TA task assessment
TA task assignment
TA task authorization
TA test announcer
TA test article
TA time actual
TA transfer aisle
TA travel authorization
TA trunnion angle
TA type approval
TAA technical assistance agreement
TAB Technical Advisory Board
TAB targets and background
TAB time after burst
TABI tailorable advanced blanket insulation
TAC Tactical Air Command
TAC test and configuration
TAC timing and address counter
TAC total average cost
TAC traceability and configuration
TACAN tactical air control and navigation
TACAN tactical air navigation
TACAN tactical navigation
TACANS tactical air control and navigation system
TACATA air-launched antisatellite system
TACC Tactical Air Control Center
TACCS time, age, and cycle control system
TACO test and checkout
TACO test and checkout operations
TACP training and certification plan
TADS trade and analysis data system
TAEM terminal area energy management
TAF truss assembly fixture
TAG technical air to ground
TAGS technique for automated generation of systems
TAGS technology for the automated generation of systems
TAGS text and graphics system
TAGS thermal analysis graphics system
TAIR test and inspection record
TAIR test assembly inspection record
TAL transatlantic abort landing
TAL transatlantic landing
TALAR tactical approach and landing radar
TALO time after lift-off
TAM thermal analytical model
TAMS trade and analysis management system
TAMS transient amplitude monitor system
TAN Tananarive, Madagascar (STDN site)
TAP technical achievement plan
TAP technical assistance plan
TAP telemetry acceptance pattern
TAP test administration plan
TAP total air pressure
TAR technical analysis request
TAR test action requirement
TAR test agency report
TARC through-axis rotational control
TARE telemetry automatic reduction
TARS three-axis reference system
TAS telemetry antenna system (subsystem)
TAS test article specification
TAS true airspeed
TASPR Technical and Schedule Performance Report
TAT total air temperature
TAT turnaround time
TATI total air temperature indicator
TAVERNS Test and Verification Environment for Remotely Networked Systems
TB talkback
TB terminal base
TB terminal board
TB thermal barrier
TB time base
TB toggle buffer
TB transverse boom
TBA to be added
TBA to be announced
TBC The Boeing Company
TBCM target background characterization model
TBD to be determined
TBD to be developed
TBE Teledyne Brown Engineering
TBE to be evaluated
TBG gyro-to-body transformation matrix
TBI body axis-to-inertial transformation matrix
TBI through-bulkhead initiator
TBM table buffer management
TBM tactical ballistic missile
TBN to be negotiated
TBP to be provided
TBR to be revised
TBS task breakdown structure
TBS to be specified
TBS to be superseded
TBS to be supplied
TBTD thermal bus technology demonstrator
TC telecommunications
TC temperature compensating
TC test change
TC test condition
TC test conductor
TC thermal control
TC thermocouple
TC thrust chamber
TC time to circular
TC traceability code
TC tracking camera
TC transfer control
TC transition control
TC translation control
TCA temperature control amplifier
TCA thrust chamber assembly
TCA time of closest approach
TCA translation controller assembly
TCAB temperature of cabin
TCATA TRADOC combined arms test activity
TCB technical coordination bulletin (MSFC)
TCC Test Control Center
TCC Transportation Control Center
TCC test classification code
TCC test conductor's console
TCC thermal control coating
TCCM temperature-controlled crystal microbalance
TCD test completion date
TCD test control document
TCD timing control distributor
TCE thermal canister experiment
TCF tank checkout facility
TCFP thrust chamber fuel purge
TCG Test Control Group
TCG time code generator
TCI technical critical item
TCI terrain clearance indicator
TCID test configuration identifier
TCLE thermal coefficient of linear expansion
TCM target cost per mission
TCM technical control management
TCM technical coordination meeting
TCMD transportation control and movement document
TCN test change notice
TCN training course number
TCN transportation control number
TCO taken care of
TCO test and checkout
TCOA translational Control A
TCOB translational Control B
TCOP test and checkout plan
TCP task change proposal
TCP task control package
TCP test and checkout procedure
TCP test case procedure
TCP test checkout procedure
TCP test control package
TCP thrust chamber pressure
TCP tricalcium phosphate
TCP/IP transmission control protocol/internet protocol
TCPE total cargo project engineer
TCR test compare results
TCR test constraints review
TCR thermal concept review
TCRB Test Change Review Board
TCRB Test Criteria Review Board
TCRD test and checkout requirements document
TCRS training and certification records system
TCRSD test and checkout requirements specification
TCS technical change summary
TCS temperature control system
TCS test control sequence
TCS test control supervisor
TCS test control system
TCS thermal control system (subsystem)
TCSC trainer control and simulation computer
TCSSS thermal control subsystem segment
TCT test coordination team
TCTI time compliance technical instruction
TCTO time compliance technical order
TCTR time compliance technical requirement
TCU tape control unit
TCV temperature-controlled voltage
TCV thrust chamber valve
TD task directive
TD technical direction
TD technical directive
TD technology data
TD technology demonstration
TD terminal distributor
TD time delay
TD touchdown
TD training division
TD&SA telephone, data, and special audio
TDA trunnion drive axis
TDAAS Two-Dimensional Data Assessment and Applications Study
TDB Tranet Doppler beacon
TDB target deployment bus
TDB time duration of burn
TDC telemetry data center
TDD task description document
TDDB Thermodynamic Design Data Book
TDDP trajectory design data package
TDF telemetry data file
TDF telemetry data format
TDI time delay integration
TDI time-delayed integration
TDIF TOPEX Data Information Facility
TDM technology development mission
TDM time division multiplexer
TDM time division multiplexing
TDMA time division multiple access
TDMS terminal data management system
TDP technology demonstration plan
TDP temperature and dew point
TDP tracking data processor
TDPD technical data program document
TDR technical data report
TDR technical design review
TDR technical documentation report
TDR test discrepancy report
TDRB Tool Design Review Board
TDRS telemetry downlink receiving site
TDRS tracking and data relay satellite
TDRSS tracking and data relay satellite system
TDS technology demonstration satellite
TDS test data system
TDSP time-dependent signal processor
TDT telemetry data tape
TDT tower disconnect technician
TDU time display unit
TDV test data van
TDV tool design variance
TDY temporary duty
TE test equipment
TE time earliest
TE time expected
TE timing electronics
TE trailing edge
TE trans-Earth
TE transmission error
TE transporter erector
TE transverse electric
TEA torque equilibrium attitude
TEB tone-encoded burst
TEC test equipment center
TEC trans-Earth coast
TED Test Evaluation Directorate
TED threat environment description
TED trailing edge down
TEG Technical Evaluation Group
TEI trans-Earth injection
TEISC test and evaluation information support capability
TELECON telecommunication satellite (French-German)
TELESAT Canadian payload
TELESAT telecommunications satellite
TEM target engine module
TEM transmission electron microscope
TEM transverse electromagnetic
TEMP test and evaluation master plan
TEMPEST Air Force security program
TEMS transport environment monitoring system
TEOS tetraethyl orthosilicate
TEP Technical Evaluation Panel
TEP test and evaluation plan
TER test equipment readiness
TER time estimating relationship
TER travel expense report
TERL test equipment readiness list
TEST time-efficient sequencer of tests
TET trajectory events time line
TETRA terminal tracking telescope
TEV target engine vehicle
TEXSYS thermal control system diagnosis expert system
TF test facility
TF test fixture
TFC time from cutoff
TFCS triplex flight control subsystem
TFE time from event
TFF time to free fall
TFI technology flight instrumentation
TFI time from ignition
TFL telemetry format load
TFL time from launch
TFM target incentive fee per mission
TFO transferring from original
TFOV total field of view
TFR trouble and failure report
TFS telemetry format selection
TFU test facility utilization
TFU theoretical first unit
TG Talon Gold
TG tail gear
TG technical guidance
TG test guideline
TGA thermal gravimetric analysis
TGA thermogravimeter analyzer
TGA trace gas analyzer
TGE Talon Gold Experiment
TGG third-generation gyro
TGIR test generation with infrared reasoning
TGO time to go
TGOWG Teleoperator Ground Operations Working Group
TGS telemetry ground station
TGS telemetry ground system
TGSE telemetry ground support equipment
TGTV Talon Gold target vehicle
THA thermal hydraulic analyzer
THAP thermal/hydraulic analyzer digital computer program
THC total hydrocarbon
THC translational hand control
THC translational hand controller
THDS time homogeneous data set
THP thrust horsepower
TI Information Systems (KSC)
TI technical integration
TI technical interchange
TI temporary installation
TI terminal phase initiation
TI test instruction
TI timing interface
TI training integrator
TIATA technical information and training authoring
TIC Technical Information Center
TIC total item change
TICM test interface and control module
TIDDB Thermal Interface Design Data Book
TIE technology integration experiment
TIFDL TOPEX interfacility data link
TIFS total in-flight simulator
TIG time of ignition
TIG tungsten inert gas
TII tooling inspection instrumentation
TIL Technology Insertion Laboratory
TIM technical interchange meeting
TIM technical interface meeting
TIMM thermally integrated micromodule
TIMO temporary installation manufacturing order
TIO target insertion orbit
TIP Technical Integration Panel
TIP target instrument payload
TIP thrust inlet pressure
TIPEX test in progress executive
TIPS thruster instability protection system
TIPS tile information processing system
TIR temporary installation record
TIR terminal imaging radar
TIR total indicator reading
TIRAD tool for infrared algorithm development
TIROS television infrared observation satellite
TIS test information sheet
TIS test interface subsystem
TIWG Technical Interface Working Group
TJ tower jettison
TJM tower jettison motor
TKI trail kit installation
TL talk-listen
TL test load
TL thrust level
TL thrust line
TL time latest
TL time line
TL transient load
TL transmittal letter
TLCE transmission line conditioning equipment
TLCN test logic and constraint network
TLCSC top-level computer software component
TLD thermoluminescent dosimeter
TLF terminal launch facility
TLG tail landing gear
TLI translunar injection
TLS time line sheet
TLS top left side
TLSA torso limb suit assembly
TLV target launch vehicle
TLV threshold limit value
TLV transporter-loader vehicle
TM task master
TM technical management
TM technical manual
TM technical memorandum
TM test maintenance
TM time management
TM torque motor
TM traffic manager
TM traffic model
TM transverse magnetic
TMA technology mirror assembly
TMA thermomechanical analyzer
TMB transportation management bulletin
TMBU table maintenance block update
TMC test monitoring console
TMCC temporary MCC
TMECO time of main engine cutoff
TMF training mission facility
TMF transporter maintenance facility
TMG thermal meteoroid garment
TMG traffic management
TMI test method instruction
TMI transmars injection
TMIS technical management information system
TML total mass loss
TMM thermal math model
TMO test management order
TMO test manufacturing order
TMO tool manufacturing order
TMOS two main orbiting spacecraft
TMP terminal panel
TMP time management processor
TMPV torque motor pilot valve
TMR TOPEX microwave radiometer
TMS task management system
TMS technical management system
TMS teleoperator maneuvering system
TMS time-sharing system
TMS trend monitoring system
TMS-AIMME The Metallurgical Society, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Engineering
TMU temperature measurement unit
TN technical note
TO takeoff
TO takeover
TO task order
TO technical order
TO tool order
TOA time of arrival
TOC Tactical Operations Center
TOC Test Operations Center
TOC test operations change
TOD time of day
TOD tour of duty
TOF test operations facility
TOI transfer orbit insertion
TOM target object map
TOM task ordering management
TON test operation notice
TOO target of opportunity
TOP technical operating procedure
TOP technical operations procedure
TOP test operational plan
TOP transportable office protocol
TOPEX Ocean Topography Experiment
TOPS transfer orbit perigee stage
TOPS transistorized operational phone system
TOR technical operating report
TOR test operating report
TOS teleoperator system
TOS test operating system
TOS transfer orbit stage
TOW tank and orbiter weight
TP test point
TP test port
TP test procedure
TP time to perigee
TP training plan
TP transition period
TP true position
TP turbopump
TP&C thermal protection and control
TPA test planning analysis
TPA test preparation area
TPA turbopump assembly
TPAD trunnion pin acquisition device
TPC technical performance criteria
TPC telemetry preprocessor computer
TPCN technical program change negotiation
TPCN test plan change notice
TPD terminal protection device
TPDS test procedures development system
TPE test project engineer
TPE tracking and pointing experiment
TPF terminal phase final (maneuver)
TPF terminal phase finalization (braking)
TPF terminal phase finish
TPF transfer phase final
TPF tug processing facility
TPI terminal phase initiation
TPITS two-phase integrated thermal system
TPL transpacific landing
TPM technical performance measurement
TPM terminal phase maneuver
TPM terminal phase midcourse
TPM transfer phase midcourse
TPMS technical performance measurement system
TPO tank pressurizing orifice
TPO test program outline
TPOCP turbopump oxidizer cavity purge
TPP test point PACE
TPR technical progress review
TPR test problem report
TPR training personnel requirement
TPS test preparation sheet
TPS thermal protection system (subsystem)
TPS training planning system
TPS twisted pair shielded
TPSS test preparation sheet summary
TPTA transient pressure test article
TPTG tuned plate, tuned grid
TPUN test procedure update notice
TQE timer queue element
TQI total quality involvement
TQM total quality management
TQP total quality program
TR Teal Ruby
TR tape recorder
TR technical report
TR test request
TR thrust reverser
TR time to retrofire
TR tool request
TR transistor/receiver
TR transmitter/receiver
TR transportation request
TR/SBS teleoperator retrieval/Skylab boost system
TRA test requirements analysis
TRA training requirements analysis
TRA turnaround requirements analysis
TRAC total record access control
TRACS tool record accountability system
TRACS transaction record accountability and control system tission security
TRAP Transient Response Analysis Program
TRASYS thermal radiation analysis system
TRB Test Review Board
TRCP tape recorder control panel
TRD technical requirements data
TRD technical requirements document
TRD test requirements document
TRDA three-axis rotational control, Direct A
TRDB three-axis rotational control, Direct B
TRDDS Teal Ruby data documentation system
TRDF Teal Ruby data formatter
TRE Teal Ruby Experiment
TRE training equipment
TRE/ITU Teal Ruby Experiment/infrared telescope unit
TRED TRASYS editor
TREMOC Teal Ruby Experiment Mission Operations Center
TREND technical requirements engineering network data base
TRF tuned radio frequency
TRGD technical requirements and goals document
TRIC transition radiation and ion calorimeter
TRIM testing for reliability by incremented maximization
TRIS test and reliability information system
TRL test readiness list
TRMS technical requirements management system
TRN task requirements notice
TRNA three-axis rotational control, Normal A
TRNB three-axis rotational control, Normal B
TRON time rationale organizational notation
TRP Technical Review Panel
TRPD test requirements and plan documentation
TRR tape recorder reproducer
TRR technical requirements review
TRR test readiness review
TRR test requirements review
TRRU tape recorder reproducer unit
TRS Teal Ruby spacecraft
TRS teleoperator retrieval system
TRS telerobotics servicer
TRS test requirements sheet
TRS time reference system
TRS top right side
TRS training record system
TRS troubleshooting record sheet
TRS tug rotational system
TRSD test requirements and specification document
TRSD test requirements specification document
TS Technical Support (KSC directorate)
TS target system
TS tensile strength
TS test site
TS test stand
TS test station
TS time scheduled
TS timing system (subsystem)
TS tool steel
TS tracking subsystem
TS&ET test support and evaluation team
TS-C tooling supplement to contract
TSA test start approval
TSAC tracking system analytic calibration
TSB temporary stowage bag
TSB twin side band
TSC Technical Support Center (MSFC)
TSC test setup complete
TSC test support coordinator
TSC tooling supplemental contract
TSCD test specification control document
TSCM technical survey countermeasure
TSCO Test Support Coordination Office
TSCP training simulator control panel
TSCS test support computer system
TSD Technical Services Division
TSD test start date
TSE team supportability element
TSE test support equipment
TSE transportation support equipment
TSG threat scenario generator
TSGP test sequence generator program
TSL test support language
TSLD troubleshooting logic diagram
TSM tail service mast
TSM test support methodology
TSM trade study management
TSMD time-stress measurement device
TSMT technical support management team
TSO time since overhaul
TSO time-sharing operations
TSO time-sharing option
TSP test software program
TSP trajectory shaping program
TSP trajectory synthesis program
TSP twisted shielded pair
TSR technical status review
TSR test schedule report
TSR test status report
TSR trade study report
TSRA total system requirements analysis
TSS telemetry simulation/system
TSS terminal security system
TSS terminal support system
TSS test software support
TSS test support system
TSS tethered satellite system
TSS time-sharing system
TSS tug structural support
TSSU test signal switching unit
TST time-sharing terminal
TSU time standard unit
TSW test software
TSW test switch
TT terminal timing
TT thrust termination
TT total time
TT&C telemetry, tracking, and communications
TT&C tracking, telemetry, and command
TT&C tracking, telemetry, and control
TT&E test, teardown, and evaluation
TTA thermomechanical test area
TTA time to apogee
TTB technology test bed
TTC telemetry, tracking, and command
TTC tunnel thermal control
TTCA thrust translation controller assembly
TTCV tracking, telemetry, command, and voice
TTE test teardown and evaluation
TTE time to event
TTEL tool and test equipment list
TTESP test time event sequencer plan
TTF transition task force
TTG time to go
TTG transition task group
TTL transistor-transistor logic
TTOF thermally tunable optical filter
TTP time to perigee
TTT through the thickness
TTU timing terminal unit
TTVC test termination and verification contractor
TTY DACP test set
TTY teletype
TU technical utilization
TU technology utilization
TU transport unit
TUFI toughened unipiece fibrous insulation
TV target vehicle
TV television
TV thermal vacuum
TV thrust vector
TV transport vehicle
TV transporter vehicle
TVA temporary variance authority
TVA thrust vector alignment
TVAR test variance
TVC thermal vacuum chamber
TVC thrust vector control
TVCD thrust vector control driver
TVCS thrust vector control system
TVD total variation diminishing
TVE technology validation experiment
TVE test evaluation experiment
TVEXPIS TV experiment interconnecting station
TVN test verification network
TVP test verification program
TVS toxic vapor suit
TVSA thrust vector servoamplifier
TVSSIS TV subsystem interconnecting station
TVT thermal vacuum test
TVTA thermal vacuum test article
TW tactical warning
TW tail wind
TW threat warning
TW thumb wheel
TW time word
TW traveling wave
TW/AA tactical warning/attack assessment
TWD tail wags dog
TWDS twisted double shielded
TWG transition working group
TWL threat wavelength
TWT transonic wind tunnel
TWT traveling-wave tube
TWTA traveling-wave tube amplifier
TWU Transportation Workers Union of America
TWX teletype wire transmission
TX transmit channel

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