| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPAS | Space Pallet Satellite |
| FEM | Flight-Engineering Model |
| STC | Stennis Test Center |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| SARA | Satellite Pour Astronomie Radio Amateur |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| MVI | Microgravity Vestibular Investigation |
| EDO | Extended Duration Orbiter |
| FTS | Flight Telerobotic Servicer |
| SPARTAN | Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool For Astronomy |