| Acronym | Meaning |
| FRC | Flight Research Center |
| AGE | Auxiliary Ground Equipment |
| SCA | Shuttle Carrier Aircraft |
| STS | Shuttle Transport System / Space Transportation System |
| DIRBE | Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
| RCI | Rodent Cage Interface |
| SAMPEX | Solar Anomalous And Magnetospheric Particle EXplorer |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| PPM | Positions And Proper Motions (catalog) |
| OCGF | Organic Crystal Growth Facility |