| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALPO | Association Of Lunar And Planetary Observers |
| FUSE | Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer |
| NPOE | NPO Energiya |
| CITE | Cargo Integration Test Equipment |
| COSTAR | Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement |
| CDA | Command And Data Acquisition |
| BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
| BC | Bolometric Correction |
| VLT | Very Large Telescope |
| SAO | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |