| Acronym | Meaning |
| BFS | Backup Flight System |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| ESIS | European Space Information System |
| MTC | Man Tended Capability |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| DSO | Detailed Supplementary Objective |
| RHC | Rotational Hand Controller |
| LARC | Langley Research Center |
| LDEF | Long Duration Exposure Facility |
| RME | Radiation Monitoring Experiment |