| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSCAR | Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio |
| DSSC | Deep Space Station Complex |
| CADH | Communications And Data Handling |
| GTO | Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
| GDS | Great Dark Spot |
| WIYN | Wisconsin/Indiana/Yale/NOAO Telescope |
| LGM | Little Green Men |
| ASRM | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor |
| ATAL | Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing |
| ISO | Infrared Space Observatory |