Astronomy Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Astronomy Acronyms

• DSCS — Defense Satellite Communications System
• DSN — Deep Space Network
• DSO — Detailed Supplementary Objective
• DSP — Defense Support Program
• DSS — Deep Space Station
• DSSC — Deep Space Station Complex
• E — Elliptical (for Galaxies)
• EAFB — Edwards Air Force Base
• ECS — Environmental Control System
• EDC — EROS Data Center
• EDO — Extended Duration Orbiter
• EDOMP — EDO Medical Project
• EDRS — European Data Relay Satellite
• EDS — Electronic Data Systems
• EGRET — Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope
• EJASA — Electronic Journal of The Astronomical Society of The Atlantic
• ELDO — European Launcher Development Organisation
• ELV — Expendable Launch Vehicle
• EMU — Extravehicular Mobility Unit
• ENAC — Energetic Neutral Atom Camera
• ENACEOS — ENAC For EOS
• ENAP — Energetic Neutral Atom Precipitation
• ENSO — El Nino/Southern Oscillation
• EODC — Earth Observation Data Centre
• EOS — Earth Observing System
• EOS — Electrophoresis Operations In Space
• EOSP — Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter
• EPD — Energetic Particles Detector
• ER — Eastern Range
• ERBE — Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
• EROS — Earth Resources Observations System
• ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
• ERS — European Remote Sensing
• ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
• ESA — European Space Agency
• ESIS — European Space Information System
• ESO — European Southern Observatory
• ESOC — European Space Operations Centre
• ESPC — European Space Power Conference
• ESRIN — European Space Research Institute
• ESRO — European Space Research Organisation
• ESTEC — European Space Research And Technology Centre
• ET — External Tank
• ET — Ephemeris Time
• ETE — End-to-End
• ETM — Enhanced Thematic Mapper
• ETR — Eastern Test Range
• EUMETSAT — European Meterological Satellite Organisation
• EURECA — European Retrievable Carrier
• EUTELSAT — European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
• EUV — Extreme UltraViolet
• EUVE — Extreme UltraViolet Explorer
• EVA — Extravehicular Activity
• FAP — Freedom Attached Payloads
• FAST — Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer
• FBV — Fuel Bleed Valve
• FEM — Flight-Engineering Model
• FFCC — Free-Flyer Control Centre
• FFT — Fast Fourier Transform
• FGS — Fine Guidance Sensors
• FHST — Fixed Head Star Trackers
• FIR — Far InfraRed
• FIRAS — Far InfraRed Absolute Spectrophotometer
• FITS — Flexible Image Transport System
• FOC — Faint Object Camera
• FOLD — Federally-Owned LANDSAT Data
• FOS — Faint Object Spectrograph
• FPD — Flight Projects Directorate
• FPM — Fiber Pulling In Microgravity
• FRC — Flight Research Center
• FRED — Space Station Freedom
• FRF — Flight Readiness Firing
• FRR — Flight-Readiness Review
• FRSI — Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation
• FTS — Flight Telerobotic Servicer
• FUSE — Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
• FWHM — Full Width At Half Maximum
• GAS — Get-Away Special
• GBT — Green Bank Telescope
• GC — Galactic Center
• GC — Globular Cluster
• GCVS — General Catalog of Variable Stars
• GDCLS — General Dynamics Commercial Launch Services
• GDS — Great Dark Spot
• GEM — Giotto Extended Mission
• GEM — Graphite Epoxy Motor
• GEO — Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
• GEODSS — Ground-based Electro-optical Deep-space Surveillance System
• GGM — Goskogidromet/Gidromettsentr
• GHA — Greenwich Hour Angle
• GHRS — Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph
• GIF — Graphics Interchange Format
• GISS — Goddard Institute For Space Studies
• GLOMR — Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay
• GMC — Giant Molecular Cloud
• GMRT — Giant Meter-wave Radio Telescope
• GMS — Geostationary Meterological Satellite
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time
• GNC — Guidance
• GOES — Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite