Astro

(ass -troh) An astrophysics mission launched by NASA in Dec. 1990 and operated for about 10 days from the bay of the space shuttle. The payload consisted of four instruments. The Wisconsin ultraviolet photopolarimeter experiment (WUPPE) provided polarization studies in the UV spectral region of 140–330 nm. The Hopkins ultraviolet telescope (HUT) made spectroscopic observations in the far-UV and extreme-UV wavebands. The ultraviolet imaging telescope (UIT), providing a 2″ resolution over a wide (40′) field of view, obtained many hundreds of UV images of a wide range of sources. The broad-band X-ray telescope (BBXRT) provided X-ray spectra of sources in the energy range 0.3–12 keV with an energy resolution of about 100 keV. The payload was returned to Earth after the mission. A second mission, Astro-2, was completed successfully in 1995.

ASTRO

Acronym	Definition
ASTRO➣American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
ASTRO➣Astrodynamics
ASTRO➣Always Stating the Really Obvious
ASTRO➣Association of Summer Theatres 'Round Ontario
ASTRO➣Advanced Scientific and Theoretic Research Organisation (New Zealand)
ASTRO➣Air Support to Regular Operations (LAPD)
ASTRO➣Astrophysics Space Observatory
ASTRO➣Aerospace Systems Technology and Rocket Operations (Cornell University)
ASTRO➣Army Space Technology Research Office
ASTRO➣Automated Structural Optimization System
ASTRO➣All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Co.
ASTRO➣Autonomous Space Transfer & Robotic Orbiter
ASTRO➣Allinger Stern Rosler (bridge game)
ASTRO➣Aleph STrip Read-Out Scanner
ASTRO➣Automated Scheduling Tools for Range Operations
ASTRO➣ASW Test Requirements Outline