| Acronym | Meaning |
| UVPI | Ultraviolet Plume Instrument |
| LRSI | Low-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation |
| ISO | Imaging Spectrometic Observatory |
| LC | Launch Complex |
| UDMH | Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| GEM | Giotto Extended Mission |
| SAR | Search And Rescue / Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| STC | SHAPE Technical Center |
| DFRC | Dryden Flight Research Center |