| Acronym | Meaning |
| FRC | Flight Research Center |
| USA/RC | Universities Space Automation/Robotics Consortium |
| JCMT | James Clerk Maxwell Telescope |
| MODIS-T | MODIS-Tilt |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organization |
| YSO | Young Stellar Object |
| CCRS | Canada Centre For Remote Sensing |
| TSM | Tail Service Mast |
| NIST | National Institute For Standards And Technology |
| OSC | Orbital Sciences Corporation |