| Acronym | Meaning |
| STIKSCAT | Stick Scatterometer |
| MPESS | Multiple Purpose Experiment Support Structure |
| NRO | National Reconnaissance Office |
| GOMOS | Global Ozone Monitoring By Occultation Of Stars |
| KTB | Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary |
| TAL | Transatlantic Abort Landing |
| SPAS | Space Pallet Satellite |
| GOX | Gaseous OXygen |
| ATM | Amateur Telescope Maker |
| CRISTA | Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere |