| Acronym | Meaning |
| SME | Solar Mesosphere Explorer |
| UIT | Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope |
| CITA | Canadian Institute For Theoretical Astrophysics |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| ESTEC | European Space Research And Technology Centre |
| STC | Stennis Test Center |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| EUVE | Extreme UltraViolet Explorer |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| IOBM | In Ocean By Mistake |