| Acronym | Meaning |
| RTLS | Return To Launch Site |
| RNGC | Revised New General Catalog |
| SMS | Shuttle Mission Simulator |
| OSTP | Office Of Science And Technology Policy |
| SHARE | Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element |
| SNR | Signal To Noise Ratio / SuperNova Remnant |
| DCX | Delta Clipper EXperimental |
| IPAC | Infrared Processing & Analysis Center |
| SEP | Societe Europeenne De Propulsion |
| ADFRF | Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility |