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      <dt>BO</dt><dd>Blue Origin - Jeff Bezos' rocket company</dd>
      <dt>BN</dt><dd>Booster Number - part of the naming scheme for SpaceX's SuperHeavy test vehicles</dd>
      <dt>CAA</dt><dd>Crew Access Arm - the mechanism by which crew board the vehicle - also used to load cargon on Cargo Dragon missions</dd>
      <dt>DM</dt><dd>Demo Mission - part of the naming scheme for SpaceX's Crew Dragon verification flights</dd>
      <dt>FAA</dt><dd>Federal Aviation Authority - the federal organisation responsible for authorising US flights (regular and space)</dd>
      <dt>JPL</dt><dd>Jet Propulsion Laboratory - a NASA center of operations in California that primarily focuses on robotic spacecraft - typically on deep space missions</dd>
      <dt>NASA</dt><dd>National Aeronautics and Space Administration - the federal organisation responsible for aeronautical and space research</dd>
      <dt>NET</dt><dd>No Earlier Than - The earliest possible date for an event to occur</dd>
      <dt>NOTATM</dt><dd>Notice to Airmen - information given by authorities before/during flights</dd>
      <dt>NOTMAR</dt><dd>Notice to Mariners - information given by authorities before/during sea activity</dd>
      <dt>NRO</dt><dd>National Reconnaisaince Office - U.S. Government agency in charge of designing, building, launching, and maintaining America's intelligence satellites.</dd>
      <dt>NROL</dt><dd>National Reconnaisaince Office Lauch - a launch for the National Reconnaisaince Office - typically "spy sattelites"</dd>
      <dt>NSF</dt><dd>Either: NASASpaceFlight - a media organisation publishing content on space; National Science Foundation - a federal organisation that runs science projects</dd>
      <dt>OKB</dt><dd>Opytnoye Konstruktorskoye Buro/Experimental Design Bureau - A Soviet institution that developed new technology (examples include OKB-1 which created Sputnik)</dd>
      <dt>SLS</dt><dd>Space Launch System - the name of NASA's in-development space launch program - currently aiming to deliver astronauts to lunar orbit</dd>
      <dt>SPI</dt><dd>South Padre Island - a location from which launches from SpaceX's Boca Chica test site can be see</dd>
      <dt>SN</dt><dd>Serial Number/Starship Number - part of the naming scheme for SpaceX's Starship test vehicles</dd>
      <dt>SRB</dt><dd>Solid Rocket Booster - a spacecraft component which provides thrust by burning a solid propellant before separating</dd>
      <dt>TFR</dt><dd>Temporary Flight Restriction - communicated via a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) that flights aren't allowed in a certain area.</dd>
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	<title>Space Launch Acronyms</title>
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	<dt>BO</dt><dd>Blue Origin - Jeff Bezos' rocket company</dd>
	<dt>BN</dt><dd>Booster Number - part of the naming scheme for SpaceX's SuperHeavy test vehicles</dd>
	<dt>CAA</dt><dd>Crew Access Arm - the mechanism by which crew board the vehicle - also used to load cargon on Cargo Dragon missions</dd>
	<dt>DM</dt><dd>Demo Mission - part of the naming scheme for SpaceX's Crew Dragon verification flights</dd>
	<dt>FAA</dt><dd>Federal Aviation Authority - the federal organisation responsible for authorising US flights (regular and space)</dd>
	<dt>JPL</dt><dd>Jet Propulsion Laboratory - a NASA center of operations in California that primarily focuses on robotic spacecraft - typically on deep space missions</dd>
	<dt>NASA</dt><dd>National Aeronautics and Space Administration - the federal organisation responsible for aeronautical and space research</dd>
	<dt>NET</dt><dd>No Earlier Than - The earliest possible date for an event to occur</dd>
	<dt>NOTATM</dt><dd>Notice to Airmen - information given by authorities before/during flights</dd>
	<dt>NOTMAR</dt><dd>Notice to Mariners - information given by authorities before/during sea activity</dd>
	<dt>NRO</dt><dd>National Reconnaisaince Office - U.S. Government agency in charge of designing, building, launching, and maintaining America's intelligence satellites.</dd>
	<dt>NROL</dt><dd>National Reconnaisaince Office Lauch - a launch for the National Reconnaisaince Office - typically "spy sattelites"</dd>
	<dt>NSF</dt><dd>Either: NASASpaceFlight - a media organisation publishing content on space; National Science Foundation - a federal organisation that runs science projects</dd>
	<dt>OKB</dt><dd>Opytnoye Konstruktorskoye Buro/Experimental Design Bureau - A Soviet institution that developed new technology (examples include OKB-1 which created Sputnik)</dd>
	<dt>SLS</dt><dd>Space Launch System - the name of NASA's in-development space launch program - currently aiming to deliver astronauts to lunar orbit</dd>
	<dt>SPI</dt><dd>South Padre Island - a location from which launches from SpaceX's Boca Chica test site can be see</dd>
	<dt>SN</dt><dd>Serial Number/Starship Number - part of the naming scheme for SpaceX's Starship test vehicles</dd>
	<dt>SRB</dt><dd>Solid Rocket Booster - a spacecraft component which provides thrust by burning a solid propellant before separating</dd>
	<dt>TFR</dt><dd>Temporary Flight Restriction - communicated via a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) that flights aren't allowed in a certain area.</dd>
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