| Acronym | Meaning |
| WFPC | Wide Field/Planetary Camera |
| NSO | National Solar Observatory |
| DOMSAT | Domestic Satellite |
| TSM | Tail Service Mast |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| AMOS | Air Force Maui Optical System |
| SLC | Space Launch Complex |
| ESRO | European Space Research Organisation |
| KAO | Kuiper Airborne Observatory |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |