| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACE | Advanced Composition Explorer |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| FRSI | Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation |
| LST | Local Sidereal Time |
| EUTELSAT | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
| NOAO | National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
| FRED | Space Station Freedom |
| THIR | Temperature/Humidity Infrared Radiometer |
| TAU | Thousand Astronomical Unit |
| YSC | Yokohama Science Center |