| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPF | Orbiter Processing Facility |
| FOLD | Federally-Owned LANDSAT Data |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| SNU | Solar Neutrino Units |
| CMB | Cosmic Microwave Background |
| CIRRIS | Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instrument For Shuttle |
| APM | Atmospheric Particle Monitor |
| MODE | Middeck Zero-Gravity Dynamics Experiment |
| TDRSS | Tracking And Data Relay Satellite System |