| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAMPEX | Solar Anomalous And Magnetospheric Particle EXplorer |
| NAS | Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation |
| DIRBE | Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
| HUT | Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope |
| MMH | MonoMethyl Hydrazine |
| SEPAC | Space Experiments With Particle Accelerators |
| TDRS | Tracking And Data Relay Satellite |
| ER | Eastern Range |
| TAU | Thousand Astronomical Unit |
| BIMA | Berkeley Illinois Maryland Array |