| Acronym | Meaning |
| CITE | Cargo Integration Test Equipment |
| DACS | DATA Acquisition And Control Subsystem |
| NTR | Nuclear Thermal Rocket(ry) |
| PTC | Passive Thermal Control |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| CFHT | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope |
| ISO | Imaging Spectrometic Observatory |
| NTT | New Technology Telescope |
| FRR | Flight-Readiness Review |
| PLSS | Portable Life Support System |