| Acronym | Meaning |
| STSDAS | Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System |
| SLC | Space Launch Complex |
| SEST | Swedish ESO Submillimeter Telescope |
| CSTC | Consolidated Satellite Test Center |
| GR | General Relativity |
| DIRBE | Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
| NTT | New Technology Telescope |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| NORAD | NORth American Aerospace Defense |
| PV | Photovoltaic |