| Acronym | Meaning |
| AF | Air Force |
| CFPA | Center For Particle Astrophysics (Berkeley) |
| JCMT | James Clerk Maxwell Telescope |
| SSME | Space Shuttle Main Engine |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere |
| CMBR | Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation |
| HOTOL | HOrizontal TakeOff And Landing |
| SME | Solar Mesosphere Explorer |
| GRO | Gamma Ray Observatory |
| LOX | Liquid OXygen |