| Acronym | Meaning |
| HMC | Halley Multicolor Camera |
| CXBR | Cosmic X-ray Background Radiation |
| ICE | International Cometary Explorer |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| RIACS | Research Institute For Advanced Computer Science |
| SLF | Shuttle Landing Facility |
| AOA | Angle Of Attack |
| ENAC | Energetic Neutral Atom Camera |
| ISAS | Institute Of Space AND Astronautical Science |
| HIRDLS | High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder |