Astronomy Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Astronomy Acronyms

• C&T — Communications & Tracking
• CADH — Communications And Data Handling
• CARA — Center For Astrophysical Research In Antarctica
• CASCA — Canadian Astronomical Society
• CASSINI — Saturn Orbiter And Titan Probe
• CATS — Cheap Access To Space
• CBR — Cosmic Background Radiation
• CCAFS — Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
• CCD — Charge-Coupled Device
• CCDS — Centers For The Commercial Development of Space
• CCRS — Canada Centre For Remote Sensing
• CCSDS — Consultative Committee For Space Data Systems
• CD-ROM — Compact Disk Read-Only Memory
• CDA — Command And Data Acquisition
• CDDT — Countdown Demonstration Test
• CDM — Cold Dark Matter
• CDS — Command And Data Subsystem
• CEA — Center For EUV Astrophysics
• CELSS — Controlled Ecological Life Support System
• CERES — Clouds And Earth’s Radiant Energy System
• CETA — Crew And Equipment Translation Aid
• CFA — Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics
• CFC — ChloroFluoroCarbon
• CFF — Columbus Free Flyer
• CFHT — Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
• CFPA — Center For Particle Astrophysics (Berkeley)
• CFRP — Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic
• CG — Center of Gravity
• CGF — Crystal Growth Furnace
• CGRO — Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
• CHARA — Center For High Angular Resolution Astronomy
• CIRRIS — Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instrument For Shuttle
• CIS — Commonwealth of Independent States
• CIT — Circumstellar Imaging Telescope
• CITA — Canadian Institute For Theoretical Astrophysics
• CITE — Cargo Integration Test Equipment
• CLAES — Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
• CM — Command Module
• CM — Center of Mass
• CM — Central Meridian
• CMB — Cosmic Microwave Background
• CMBR — Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
• CMCC — Central Mission Control Centre
• CNES — Centre National D’Etude Spatiales
• CNO — Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen
• CNSR — Comet Nucleus Sample Return
• COBE — COsmic Background Explorer
• COMPTEL — COMPton TELescope
• COMSAT — Communications Satellite (Corporation)
• COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
• CPCG — Commercial Protein Crystal Growth
• CR — Correlation Radiometer
• CRAF — Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Flyby
• CREAM — Cosmic Radiation Effects And Activatiom Monitor
• CRIM — Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module
• CRISTA — Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere
• CRL — Communication Research Lab
• CRRES — Combined Release/Radiation Effects Satellite
• CSA — Canadian Space Agency
• CSIRO — Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organization
• CSM — Command And Service Module
• CSTC — Consolidated Satellite Test Center
• CTIO — Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
• CV — Cataclysmic Variable
• CXBR — Cosmic X-ray Background Radiation
• CYSB — Cape York Space Base
• CYSF — Cape York Space Facility
• CYSP — Cape York Space Port
• CZCS — Coastal Zone Color Scanner
• DAC — Delayed Action Command
• DACS — DATA Acquisition And Control Subsystem
• DAO — Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
• DARA — Deutsche Agentur Fuer Raumfahrtangelegenheiten
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• DC — Delta Clipper
• DCA — Defense Communications Agency
• DCCS — Dynamic Cell Culture System
• DCX — Delta Clipper EXperimental
• DDCU — DC-to-DC Converter Unit
• DDTE — Design
• DEC — Declination
• DESAT — Desaturation
• DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
• DFRF — Dryden Flight Research Facility
• DIRBE — Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment
• DLR — Deutsche Forschungsanstalt Fuer Luft- Und Raumfahrt
• DM — Dark Matter
• DMR — Differential Microwave Radiometer
• DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
• DOD — Department of Defense
• DOE — Department of Energy
• DOE — Department of Education
• DOE — Department of The Environment
• DOMSAT — Domestic Satellite
• DOR — Differenced One-way Range
• DOT — Department of Transportation
• DPM — Drop Physics Module
• DPSS — DATA Processing Services Subsystem
• DRAO — Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
• DRSS — DATA Relay Satellite System