| Acronym | Meaning |
| MB | Manned Base |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| JERS | Japanese Earth Resources Satellite |
| GMRT | Giant Meter-wave Radio Telescope |
| ARISTOTELES | Applications And Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earth's Field From Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| MTFF | Columbus Man-Tended Free-Flyer |
| IDL | Interactive Data Language |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |