| Acronym | Meaning |
| KAO | Kuiper Airborne Observatory |
| ENACEOS | ENAC For EOS |
| UGC | Uppsala General Catalog |
| GBT | Green Bank Telescope |
| HMC | Halley Multicolor Camera |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium Fuer Forschung Und Technologie |
| JILA | Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophysics |
| OSTP | Office Of Science And Technology Policy |
| UARS | Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite |
| CSTC | Consolidated Satellite Test Center |