| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOSAMR | Gelation Of Soils: Applied Microgravity Research |
| EUMETSAT | European Meterological Satellite Organisation |
| FIRAS | Far InfraRed Absolute Spectrophotometer |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| SCT | Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope |
| LERC | Lewis Research Center |
| STSCI | Space Telescope Science Institute |
| MIMR | Multifrequency Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
| SSPS | Sky Survey Prototype System |
| OARE | Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment |