| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASP | National AeroSpace Plane |
| REM | Rat Enclosure Module |
| GLOMR | Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay |
| SWAS | Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| CARA | Center For Astrophysical Research In Antarctica |
| CV | Cataclysmic Variable |
| HDE | Henry Draper Extension |
| TSS | Targeted Search System / Tethered Satellite System |
| SPAN | Space Physics And Analysis Network |