Astronomy Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. SAL
   Space Astronomy Laboratory (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison WI)
2. SAR
   Search and Rescue
3. SAR
   synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
4. SAR
   Software Analysis Room
5. SAR
   Synthetic Aperture Radar
6. SAT
   Synthetic Aperture Telescope
7. SCR
   SuperCOSMOS-RECONS
8. SET
   Science, Engineering and Technology
9. SIS
   Superconductor-Isolator-Superconductor
10. SIS
    SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestial Intelligence) Intercept System
11. spT
    South Pole Telescope
12. STR
    Star Tracker
13. STR
    Software Test Report
14. STR
    Science Tape Recorder
15. USP
    United States Pharmacopeia
16. ACK
    acknowldgement message
17. ADU
    Astronomical Distance Unit
18. ALS
    Advanced Launch System
19. AMU
    Atomic Mass Unit
20. ASP
    Astronomical Society of the Pacific

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