| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| GOMOS | Global Ozone Monitoring By Occultation Of Stars |
| SLC | Space Launch Complex |
| PRTLS | Powered RTLS |
| LPV | Long Period Variable |
| BBXRT | Broad-Band X-Ray Telescope |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| IMO | International Meteor Organization |
| DRAO | Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory |
| DLR | Deutsche Forschungsanstalt Fuer Luft- Und Raumfahrt |