| Acronym | Meaning |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| DCA | Defense Communications Agency |
| LPV | Long Period Variable |
| BD | Bonner Durchmusterung (catalog) |
| CCAFS | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| MODIS-N | MODIS-Nadir |
| GOSAMR | Gelation Of Soils: Applied Microgravity Research |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| NSO | National Solar Observatory |
| NLDP | National Launch Development Program |