| Acronym | Meaning |
| OARE | Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment |
| OMS | Orbital Maneuvering System |
| SMC | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| CYSF | Cape York Space Facility |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection |
| ASP | Astronomical Society Of The Pacific |
| SAMPEX | Solar Anomalous And Magnetospheric Particle EXplorer |
| ESIS | European Space Information System |
| IML | International Microgravity Lab |
| DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |