| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMM | Solar Maximum Mission |
| DLR | Deutsche Forschungsanstalt Fuer Luft- Und Raumfahrt |
| UDMH | Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine |
| ESIS | European Space Information System |
| CPCG | Commercial Protein Crystal Growth |
| EURECA | European Retrievable Carrier |
| USMP | United States Microgravity Payload |
| OTFE | Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment |
| SRM | Solid Rocket Motor |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter |