| FAA |
|
Federal Aviation Administration |
| F&PS |
|
Functional and Performance Specification |
| FAD |
|
Formulation Authorization Document |
| FAR |
|
Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FAT |
|
Factory Acceptance Test |
| FCA |
|
Functional Configuration Audit |
| FCDAS |
|
Fairbanks CDAS |
| FD |
|
full disk |
| FD&C |
|
Fault Detection and Correction |
| FDC |
|
Fault Detection and Correction |
| FDF |
|
Flight Dynamics Facility |
| FDO |
|
Fee Determination Officials |
| FDRR |
|
Full Disk Rationing Radiometer |
| FEA |
|
Finite Element Analysis |
| FEC |
|
forward error correction |
| FECC |
|
forward error correction code |
| FER |
|
frame error rate |
| FEM |
|
Finite Element Model |
| FEMA |
|
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FET |
|
Field Effect Transistor |
| FIPS |
|
Federal Information Processing Standard |
| FIST |
|
Final Integrated System Test |
| FITS |
|
Flexible Image Transport System |
| FM |
|
Flight Model |
| FMEA |
|
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
| FMECA |
|
Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis |
| FMFIA |
|
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act |
| FMS |
|
Fault Management System |
| FNMOC |
|
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center |
| FOC |
|
Full Operational Capability |
| FOIA |
|
Freedom of Information Act |
| FOO |
|
Flight Operations Office |
| FOR |
|
field of regard |
| FOR |
|
Flight Operations Review |
| FOV |
|
field of view |
| FPA |
|
Focal Plane Array |
| FPGA |
|
Field Programmable Gate Arrays |
| FPPD |
|
Flight Program and Projects Directorate |
| FPM |
|
Facility Project Manager |
| FRB |
|
Failure Review Board |
| FRR |
|
Flight Readiness Review |
| FSDE |
|
Flight Software Development Environment |
| FSK |
|
Factor of Safety – Known Torque |
| FSV |
|
Factor of Safety – Variable Torque |
| FSW |
|
flight software |
| FTA |
|
Fault Tree Analysis |
| FTE |
|
full-time equivalent |
| FTK |
|
fuel tank |
| FTP |
|
file transfer protocol |
| FY |
|
Fiscal Year |