| Acronym | Meaning |
| MMU | Manned Maneuvering Unit |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection |
| PMS | Pre-Main Sequence |
| UBM | Unpressurized Berthing Mechanism |
| ISY | International Space Year |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| HRMS | High Resolution Microwave Survey |
| ADS | Astrophysical Data System (at Havard-Smithsonian CfA) |
| FRF | Flight Readiness Firing |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |