AO	Atomic oxygen
CFRP	Carbon fibre reinforced polymer
DMA	Dynamic mechanical analysis
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
E	Erosion Yield
FTIR	Fourier-transform infrared
GFRP	Glass fibre reinforced polymer
LEO	Low Earth orbit
MISSE	Materials International Space Station Experiment
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
OOA	Out-of-autoclave
POSS	Polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
TGDDM	Tetraglycidyldiaminodiphenylmethane
UD	Unidirectional
VUV	Vacuum ultraviolet
wt%	Weight content in percentage