| Acronym | Meaning |
| APT | Automatic Photoelectric Telescope |
| IBSS | Infrared Background Signature Survey |
| NASDA | NAtional Space Development Agency |
| INCO | Integrated Communications Officer |
| SID | Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance |
| SOFI | Spray-on Foam Insulation |
| VPF | Vertical Processing Facility |
| SAREX | Search And Rescue Exercise / Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment |
| AOA | Angle Of Attack |
| HIRS | High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |