| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDS | Electronic Data Systems |
| ATAL | Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing |
| OTFE | Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment |
| ASS | Antenna Support Structure |
| SAA | South Atlantic Anomaly / Single Access Antenna |
| RAE | Royal Aerospace Establishment |
| SARA | Satellite Pour Astronomie Radio Amateur |
| PC | ParseC (usu. Pc) |
| SOHO | SOlar Heliospheric Observatory |
| LSR | Local Standard Of Rest |