| Acronym | Meaning |
| QSO | Quasi-Stellar Object |
| GHA | Greenwich Hour Angle |
| MPEC | Multi-Purpose Experiment Canister |
| SPOT | Systeme Probatoire Pour L'Observation De La Terre |
| CTIO | Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory |
| FOS | Faint Object Spectrograph |
| NERVA | Nuclear Engine For Rocket Vehicle Application |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| CRIM | Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module |
| OMB | Office Of Management And Budget |