| Acronym | Meaning |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| AC | Atlas Centaur |
| VAFB | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| TAL | Transatlantic Abort Landing |
| HR | Hertzsprung-Russell |
| UIT | Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope |
| ISM | InterStellar Medium |
| BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
| WINDII | Wind Imaging Interferometer |
| JGR | Journal Of Geophysical Research |