| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMS | Shuttle Mission Simulator |
| CETA | Crew And Equipment Translation Aid |
| HIRDLS | High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder |
| RFM | Reconfigurable Furnace Module |
| DAO | Dominion Astrophysical Observatory |
| EDRS | European Data Relay Satellite |
| SPTN | SPARTAN |
| FIRAS | Far InfraRed Absolute Spectrophotometer |
| BAE | British Aerospace |
| SLAR | Side-Looking Airborne Radar |