| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASP | National AeroSpace Plane |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service. |
| UBM | Unpressurized Berthing Mechanism |
| BECO | Booster Engine Cutoff |
| EJASA | Electronic Journal Of The Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic |
| MSS | Multispectral Scanner |
| OSCAR | Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio |
| SAIL | Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |