| Acronym | Meaning |
| SLC | Space Launch Complex |
| GPPF | Gravitational Plant Physiology Facility |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite |
| THIR | Temperature/Humidity Infrared Radiometer |
| IAU | International Astronomical Union |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |
| ARTEMIS | Advanced Relay TEchnology MISsion |
| TPCE | Tank Pressure Control Experiment |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
| GC | Globular Cluster |