| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPMP | Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing |
| RAE | Royal Aerospace Establishment |
| BD | Bonner Durchmusterung (catalog) |
| WTR | Western Test Range |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| CARA | Center For Astrophysical Research In Antarctica |
| MBB | Messerschmitt-Belkow-Blohm |
| VAFB | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| CNO | Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen |
| NIR | Near InfraRed |