Preparations for Camp - what to read, what to do, etc

[gt0163c]

I'm going to Adult ASA in September (the week that includes Labor Day, anyone else here going?). I'm incredibly excited about it and wondering what types of things other campers would recommend in terms of preparation for camp.

I've kinda kept up with the space program recently. But the indepth details haven't been that much of a priority to me, at least not since I graduated from high school ('93). I've got a good aerospace background (I do stability and controls design on military jet aircraft as an occupation) and I went to camp three times as a kid (Level I when I was in junior high and Level II twice when I was in high school). So, basic flight mechanics, atmospheric profiles, simple aerodynamics, etc aren't an issue. But I'm not sure how much of the space specific stuff will come back to me. So, I'd like to do some preparation. What would others recommend?

I dug out my old log books and am slowly reading through my latest one (although I'm assuming things have changed a good bit since summer of '92, when I was last at camp). I read "A Smile as Big as the Moon" recently, mostly because I was interested in the story, but that helped bring some things back. I know I need to review acronyms (it's going to take a bit for me to remember that AOA at camp is not "angle of attack" but rather "abort once around"). But, what else would alumni recommend as far a reading, web sites to visit, etc in order to get a crash course in all things space related in preparation for camp?

[Boomerang]

The NASA website would be a good place to start. I suggest getting up to date on Project Orion and the Constellation program as well as current goings on with iss and the shuttle program. Also to keep up on current space events try space.com. Historical stuff http://astronautix.com/ is one of the best for history stuff.

[ApolloXI]

I made a list of the acronyms inside the book they gave me when I went to camp here it is.
ACS Air Revitalization System
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATCS Active Thermal Control System
AUX Auxiliary
BFS Backup Flight System
BSM Booster Separation System
C&T Communications and Tracking
C/W Caution and Warning
CAPS Crew Altitude Protection System
CCA Communications Carrier System
CCTV Closed-Circuit Television
CDI Course Deviation Indicator
CDMS Command and Data Management System
CDR Commander
CDS Central Data System
C.G. Center of Gravity
CMDR Commander
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CPU Central Processor Unit
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
DAP Digital Autopilot
DBN Data Bus Network
DOD Department of Defense
dP/dT Delta Pressure over Delta Time (Change in pressure or time)
DPA Data Processing Assembly
DPS Data Processing System
DU Display Unit
EAFB Edwards Air Force Base
EAS Equivalent Airspeed
ECLSS Environmental Control and Life Support System
EMU Extravehicular Mobility Unit
EPS Electrical Power System
ESA European Space Agency
ESS Essential
ET External Tank
EVA Extravehucularvehicular Activity
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FC Flight Control or Fuel Cell
FCA Forward Control Assembly
FCL Freon Coolant Loop
FCS Flight Control System
FES Flash Evaporator System
FM Frequency Modulation, Frequency Modulated
FPS Feet per Second
FRCS Forward Reaction Control System
FRSI Flexible Resusable Surface Insulation
FSS Fixed Service System
GNC Guidance, Navigation and Control
GMT Greenwich Mean Team
GPC General Purpose Computer
GS Glide Slope
GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center
GSI Glide Slope Indicator
H2 Hydrogen
HAC Heading Alignment Cylinder
HAL/S High-order Assembly Language/shuttle
H20 Water
HPFT High-pressure Fuel turbo pump
HPOT High-pressure Oxidizer Turbo pump
HPU Hydraulic Power Unit
HRSI High-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation
HIS Horizontal Situation Indicator
HUD Heads-up Display
IMU Inertial Measurement Unit
IU Interface Unit
IUS Inertial Upper Stage
JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JSC Johnson Space Center
KSA Ku-band Single Access
KSC Kennedy Space Center
KUSP Ku-band Signal Processor
LCC Launch Control Center
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LCVG Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment
LED Light-emitting Diode
LH2 Liquid Oxygen
LOS Loss of Signal
LOX Liquid Oxygen
LRSI Low-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation
LVLH Local Vertical/local Horizontal
MASTIF Multiple Axis Spin Test Inertia Facility
MAX-Q Maximum Aerodynamic Pressure
MCP Monitoring and Control Panel
MEC Master Events Controller
MECO Main Engine Cut-off
MEP Minimum Entry Point
MET Mission Elapsed Time
MFV Main Fuel Value
MLG Main Landing Gear
MLP Mobile Launcher Platform
MLS Microwave Landing System
MMH Monomethyl Hydrazine
MMU Manned Maneuvering Unit
MOCR Mission Operation Control Room
MOV Main Oxidizer valve
MPM Manipulator Positioning Mechanism
MPS Main Propulsion System
MRL Manipulator retention Latch
MS Mission Specialist
MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center
N2 Nitrogen
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEP Nominal Entry Point
NH3 Ammonia
NLG Nose Landing Gear
nmi Nautical Mile
N2O4 Nitrogen Tetroxide
NWS Nose Wheel Steering
O2 Oxygen
OAA Orbiter Access Arm
OFI Operational Flight Instrumentation
OMS Orbital Maneuvering System
OPF Orbiter Processing Facility
OPS operational Sequence
OV Obiter Vehicle
PC Chamber Pressure
PAM Payload Assiant Module
PDRS Payload Deployment and Retrieval System
PDU Power Drive Unit
PI Payload Interrogator
PL Payload
PBD Payload Bay Doors
PLSS Portable Life Support System
PLT Pilot
PM Phase Modulation, Phase Modulated
POCC Payload Operations Controls Center
POS Portable Oxygen System
PPO2 Oxygen Partial Pressure
psi Pounds per Square inch
psia Pounds per Square inch absolute
psig Pounds per Square inch gauge
PS Payload Specialist
PSP Payload Signal Processor
RA Radar Altimeter
RAM Random-access Memory
RAU Remote Acquisition
RCC Reinforced Carbon-Carbon
RCS Reaction Control System
RF Radio Frequency
RGA Rate Gyro Assembly
RHC Rotational Hand Controller
RL Return Link
RMS Remote Manipulator System
RSLS Redundant Set Launch Sequence (reset computers)
RSS Range Safety System or Rotating Service Structure
RTLS Return to Launch Site
S/M Systems Management
SBTC Speed Brake/Thrust controller
SCA Sequence Control Assembly
SCM Systems Control Module
SEADS Shuttle Entry Air Data System
SEC Secondary
SIU Signal Interface Unit
SLF Shuttle Landing Facility (KSC)
SOP Subsystem Operating Program
SPA Signal Processor Assembly
SPA Steering Position Amplifier
SPI Surface Position Indicator
SRB Solid Rocket Boosters
SRM Solid Rocket Motor
SSME Space Shuttle Main Engines
STS Space Transportation System
ST Star Tracker
TAL Trans-Oceanic Abort Landing
TDRSS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
THC Translational Hand Controller
TIO Target Insertion Orbit
TLM Telemetry
TPS Thermal Protection System
TTC Tracking, Telemetry and Command
TVC Thrust Vector Control
UHF Ultrahigh Frequency
VAB Vehicle Assembly Building
VAFB Vandenberg Air Force Building
VCU Video Control Unit
VHF Very High Frequency
VTR Video Tape Recorder
WBSC Wide-band Signal Conditioner
WCLS Water Coolant Loop System
WCS Waste Collection System
WMC Waste Management Compartment
WSB Water Spray Boiler

[gt0163c]

I made a list of the acronyms inside the book they gave me when I went to camp here it is.

Wow! Thanks for typing all that up.
These certainly will be helpful for my review.
Surprisingly, I'm familiar with more of them than I thought. Although there are some that are going to bug me, since I use similiar but not quite the same acronynms at work.

[SpaceCanada]

WONG - Wheels on Ground

[gt0163c]

WONG - Wheels on Ground

Shouldn't that be something like Weight on Nose Gear (which would be equivalent to wheels on ground, since the shuttle lands main gear first then nose gear)? Or am I just projecting my work acronyms onto camp acronyms again?

[SpaceCanada]

You are correct, it is Weight On Nose Gear

[ApolloXI]

I made a list of the acronyms inside the book they gave me when I went to camp here it is.

Wow! Thanks for typing all that up.
These certainly will be helpful for my review.
Surprisingly, I'm familiar with more of them than I thought. Although there are some that are going to bug me, since I use similiar but not quite the same acronynms at work.

I originally typed all that for myself.