Astronomy Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. STSWG
   Space Telescope Science Working Group
2. STVSW
   Space Telescope Verification Software
3. TMTE
   Telemetry Test Equipment
4. UKIDSS UKIRT
   Infrared Deep Sky Survey
5. ULYSSES
   Ultraviolet LibrarY of Spectra for Star-forming Environments
6. URPX
   Uranian Ring Plane Crossing
7. US/PS
   see PRESTO
8. WMKO
   W. M. Keck Observatory
9. WXQ
   Waxing Quarter
10. A-GPS
    Assisted Global Positioning System
11. .U3P
    Union Pour La Promotion De La Propulsion Photonique
12. .ISZ
    Iskusstvenniy Sputnik Zemli
13. AFPRO
    Air Force Plan Representative Office
14. SERNO
    Serial Number
15. CASCA
    Canadian Astronomical Society
16. CASSINI
    Saturn Orbiter and Titan Probe
17. NPO-PM
    Npo Prikladnoi Mekhaniki
18. SEPAC
    Space Experiments With Particle Accelerators
19. SIXA
    Silicon X-ray Array
20. AWGWC
    Air Force Global Weather Center

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