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Astronomy Acronyms

 
  Acronym   Meaning
A&A Astronomy And Astrophysics
AACS Attitude And Articulation Control Subsystem
AAO Anglo-Australian Observatory
AAS American Astronomical Society
AAS American Astronautical Society
AAVSO American Association Of Variable Star Observers
AC Atlas Centaur
ACE Advanced Composition Explorer
ACF Automated Control Function
ACR Active Cavity Radiometer
ACRIM ACR Irradiance Monitor
ACRV Assured Crew Return Vehicle
ACRV Astronaut Crew Rescue Vehicle
ACTS Advanced Communications Technology Satellite
ADEOS Advanced Earth Observing Satellite
ADFRF Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
ADS Astrophysical Data System (at Havard-Smithsonian CfA)
ADS Aitken Double Star Catalog
AE Arianespace SA
AEPI Atmospheric Emissions Photometric Imaging
AF Air Force
AFETR USAF's ETR
AFGWC Air Force Global Weather Center
AFP Air Force Program
AFPRO Air Force Plan Representative Office
AFRSI Advanced FRSI
AFWTR USAF's WTR
AGB Asymptotic Giant Branch
AGE Auxiliary Ground Equipment
AGN Active Galactic Nucleus
AGU American Geophysical Union
AIAA American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics
AIPS Astronomical Image Processing System
AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
AJ Astronomical Journal
ALAE Atmospheric Lyman-Alpha Emissions
ALDP Advanced Launch Development Program
ALEXIS Array Of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
ALPO Association Of Lunar And Planetary Observers
ALS Advanced Launch System
AMOS Air Force Maui Optical System
AMSR Advanced Microwave Sounding Radiometer
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AOA Abort Once Around (shuttle Abort Plan)
AOA Angle Of Attack
AOCS Attitude And Orbit Control System
APE Auroral Photography Experiment
APJ Astrophysical Journal
APL Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins)
APM Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus)
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