| Acronym | Meaning |
| CNO | Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen |
| CCDS | Centers For The Commercial Development Of Space |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| PCT | Photometric Calibration Test |
| MODE | Middeck Zero-Gravity Dynamics Experiment |
| EGRET | Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope |
| SAGA | Solar Array Gain Augmentation |
| RAL | Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |