| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEA | Center For EUV Astrophysics |
| IOTA | Infrared-Optical Telescope Array |
| FWHM | Full Width At Half Maximum |
| UPPP | Union Pour La Promotion De La Propulsion Photonique |
| PSR | PulSaR |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| ISY | International Space Year |
| SLC | Space Launch Complex |
| ORBI | Stock Ticker Symbol For OSC |
| CPCG | Commercial Protein Crystal Growth |