| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAST | Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer |
| GAS | Get-Away Special |
| SL | (Comet) Shoemaker-Levy / SpaceLab |
| PEM | Particle Environment Monitor |
| MOC | Mars Observer Camera |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| JILA | Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophysics |
| HIRDLS | High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder |
| BIMA | Berkeley Illinois Maryland Array |
| FTS | Flight Telerobotic Servicer |