| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAS | American Astronomical Society |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| CLAES | Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer |
| ASRM | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor |
| PN | Planetary Nebula |
| IAPPP | International Amateur/Professional Photoelectric Photometry |
| CDM | Cold Dark Matter |
| VISSR | Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| CRISTA | Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere |
| SMS | Shuttle Mission Simulator |