| Acronym | Meaning |
| JCMT | James Clerk Maxwell Telescope |
| DIRBE | Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
| EDRS | European Data Relay Satellite |
| AGE | Auxiliary Ground Equipment |
| ATAL | Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing |
| COBE | COsmic Background Explorer |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| PASS | Primary Avionics Software System |
| EDS | Electronic Data Systems |
| MACRO | Monopoles |