| Acronym | Meaning |
| FWHM | Full Width At Half Maximum |
| NTT | New Technology Telescope |
| OSCAR | Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio |
| GAS | Get-Away Special |
| GOMOS | Global Ozone Monitoring By Occultation Of Stars |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |
| ACE | Advanced Composition Explorer |
| GBT | Green Bank Telescope |
| OTFE | Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment |
| GDCLS | General Dynamics Commercial Launch Services |