| Acronym | Meaning |
| EODC | Earth Observation Data Centre |
| KAO | Kuiper Airborne Observatory |
| FGS | Fine Guidance Sensors |
| LSR | Local Standard Of Rest |
| THIR | Temperature/Humidity Infrared Radiometer |
| EDO | Extended Duration Orbiter |
| NSI | NASA Science Internet / NASA Standard Initiator / National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service |
| EUVE | Extreme UltraViolet Explorer |
| CITE | Cargo Integration Test Equipment |
| AF | Air Force |