| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHARA | Center For High Angular Resolution Astronomy |
| ERS | European Remote Sensing |
| ISRO | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| ERS | Earth Resources Satellite |
| ERS | Environmental Research Satellite |
| LN2 | Liquid Nitrogen |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observations System |
| UVS | Ultraviolet Spectrometer |
| KTB | Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary |
| ACRV | Astronaut Crew Rescue Vehicle |