| Acronym | Meaning |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| RG | Red Giant |
| MDSSC | McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Corp |
| GHA | Greenwich Hour Angle |
| CFPA | Center For Particle Astrophysics (Berkeley) |
| TSS | Targeted Search System / Tethered Satellite System |
| FOLD | Federally-Owned LANDSAT Data |
| AW&ST | Aviation Week And Space Technology |
| SMS | Shuttle Mission Simulator |
| TEA | Torque Equilibrium Attitude |