| Acronym | Meaning |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimter Experiment |
| GSO | GeoSynchronous Earth Orbit |
| LSR | Local Standard Of Rest |
| TSM | Tail Service Mast |
| FPM | Fiber Pulling In Microgravity |
| AAS | American Astronautical Society |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |
| MBB | Messerschmitt-Belkow-Blohm |
| ALPO | Association Of Lunar And Planetary Observers |