| Acronym | Meaning |
| DACS | DATA Acquisition And Control Subsystem |
| BD | Bonner Durchmusterung (catalog) |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere |
| IPMP | Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing |
| BFC | Backup Flight Computer |
| CCAFS | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| APT | Automatic Photoelectric Telescope |
| OTA | Optical Telescope Assembly |
| JILA | Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophysics |
| NASA | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |