A Survey of SPS 1976 PRC

Glossary AEC Atomic Energy Commission AMO Air Mass Zero CdS Cadmium Sulfide CFA Crossed field amplifier COMSAT Communications Satellite Corporation DDT&E Design, Development, Test and Evaluation DSI Development Sciences, Inc. EFG Edge-defined film-fed growth EIR Environmental Impact Report ERDA Energy Research and Development Administration EVA Extra-vehicular activity GaAs Gallium Arsenide GEO Geosynchronous orbit HLLV Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle IOC Initial Operating Capability JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory JSC Johnson Space Center LEO Low Earth Orbit LeRC Lewis Research Center LMFBR Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor LWR Light Water Reactor MSBR Molten Salt Breeder Reactor MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center NaK Sodium-potassium coolant NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NSF National Science Foundation OTV Orbital Transfer Vehicle PRS Power Relay Satellite RD&D Research, Development, and Demonstration RFI Radio Frequency Interference Si Silicon SPS Satellite Power Station SSPS Satellite Solar Power Station

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