| Acronym | Meaning |
| S/C | SpaceCraft |
| PSR | PulSaR |
| CRL | Communication Research Lab |
| SOFIA | Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy |
| HMC | Halley Multicolor Camera |
| FAST | Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer |
| ACE | Advanced Composition Explorer |
| DRAO | Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory |
| AJ | Astronomical Journal |
| IDA | International Dark-sky Association |