| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADS | Astrophysical Data System (at Havard-Smithsonian CfA) |
| SSPO | Space Shuttle Program Office |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter |
| SSRMS | Space Station Remote Manipulator System |
| DEC | Declination |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| ALS | Advanced Launch System |
| NRSC | National Remote Sensing Centre |
| CDDT | Countdown Demonstration Test |
| ASRM | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor |