| Acronym | Meaning |
| NICMOS | Near Infrared Camera/Multi Object Spectrometer |
| CNO | Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen |
| NACA | National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics |
| VVS | Voenno-Vosdushniye Sili |
| CREAM | Cosmic Radiation Effects And Activatiom Monitor |
| OAO | Orbiting Astronomical Observatory |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |
| PPM | Positions And Proper Motions (catalog) |
| UVPI | Ultraviolet Plume Instrument |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |