| Acronym | Meaning |
| PPF | Columbus Polar Platform |
| GLOMR | Global Low-Orbiting Message Relay |
| GCVS | General Catalog Of Variable Stars |
| EDOMP | EDO Medical Project |
| ADFRF | Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility |
| DSS | Deep Space Station |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| TEA | Torque Equilibrium Attitude |
| ASCO | Arab Satellite Communications Organization |
| IGBP | International Geosphere/Biosphere Programme |