| Acronym | Meaning |
| CR | Correlation Radiometer |
| NIR | Near InfraRed |
| USML | United States Microgravity Laboratory |
| IPMP | Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing |
| CBR | Cosmic Background Radiation |
| VEEGA | Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter |
| VTVL | Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing |
| FRED | Space Station Freedom |
| ENAP | Energetic Neutral Atom Precipitation |