| Acronym | Meaning |
| STDCE | Surface Tension Driven Convection Experment |
| WIYN | Wisconsin/Indiana/Yale/NOAO Telescope |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| MTFF | Columbus Man-Tended Free-Flyer |
| DARA | Deutsche Agentur Fuer Raumfahrtangelegenheiten |
| TCM | Trajectory Control Maneuver |
| ASEM | Assembly Of Station By EVA Methods |
| CEA | Center For EUV Astrophysics |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| DAC | Delayed Action Command |