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​A
AGC - Apollo Guidance Computer
ALSEP - Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package
AS - Apollo-Saturn
ASE - Active Seismic Experiment
Foto

​C
CAPCOM - Capsule Communicator
​CCGE - Cold Cathode Gauge Experiment
CCIG - Cold Cathode Ion Gauge
CDDT - Countdown Demonstration Test (Wet en Dry)
CDR - Commander
CM - Command Module
CMP - Command Module Pilot
CMS - Command Module Simulator
​CPLEE - Charged Particle Lunar Environment Experiment
CSM - Command and Service Module
CT - Crawler-Transporter (zie ook MCTF)

​E
EASEP - Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package
ECS - Environmental Control Subsystem (ook LM ECS)
​ELS - Earth Landing System
EMU - Extravehicular Mobility Unit

​G
GET - Ground Elapsed Time (zie ook MET)

H
HFE - Heat Flow Experiment

​J
JSC - Johnson Space Center

​K
KSC - Kennedy Space Center

​L
LACE - Lunar Atmosphere Composition Experiment
LCC - Launch Control Center
LEAM - Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites Experiment
LEM - Lunar Excursion Module (later LM)
LES - Launch Escape System
LH2 - Liquid Hydrogen
LiOH - lithium hydroxide
LLRV - Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (zie ook LLTV)
LLTV - Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (zie ook LLRV)
LM - Lunar Module (voorheen LEM)
LM ECS - zie ECS
​LMP - Lunar Module Pilot
LOI - Lunar Orbit Insertion
LOX - Liquid Oxygen
LRRR - Laser Ranging Retroreflector
LSG - Lunar Surface Gravimeter
LSM - Lunar Surface Magnetometer
​LRV - Lunar Roving Vehicle
LSPE - Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment
LUT - Launch Umbilical Tower
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LVDC - Launch Vehicle Digital Computer

​M
MCC - Mission Control Center
MCTF - Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities (ook CT)
MESA - Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly
MET - Mission Elapsed Time (zie ook GET)
MET - Modular Equipment Transport
MLP - Mobile Launch(er) Platform
MSS - Mobile Service Structure
MOCR - Mission Operations Control Room

​N
NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

​P
PDI - Powered Descent Initiation
PGNCS - Primary Guidance, Navigation and Control System (zie AGC)
​PLSS - Portable Life Support System
PSA - Pressure Suit Assembly
PSE - Passive Seismic Experiment
PSEP - Passive Seismic Experiment Package

​R
RCS - Reaction Control System
RTG - Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator

​S
SA - Saturn
SCE - Signal Conditioning Equipment
SCS - Stabilization and Control System
SEQ - Scientific Equipment Bay
​SIDE - Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment
SM - Service Module
SPS - Service Propulsion System
SSR - Staff Support Room (Backroom)
​SWS - Solar Wind Spectrometer Experiment

​T
TDE - Transposition, Docking and Extraction
TLI - Trans Lunar Injection
TEI - Trans Earth Injection

​U
UCH - Unified Crew Hatch

​V
VAB - Vehicle Assembly Building (voorheen Vertical Assembly Building)

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