| Acronym | Meaning |
| GISS | Goddard Institute For Space Studies |
| GHRS | Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph |
| VECO | Vernier Engine Cutoff |
| IAUC | IAU Circular |
| SIRTF | Space InfraRed Telescope Facility |
| CIRRIS | Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instrument For Shuttle |
| GMC | Giant Molecular Cloud |
| ADFRF | Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| MODIS-T | MODIS-Tilt |