| Acronym | Meaning |
| QSO | Quasi-Stellar Object |
| HIRDLS | High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder |
| STC | SHAPE Technical Center |
| AAS | American Astronomical Society |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere |
| STIKSCAT | Stick Scatterometer |
| CETA | Crew And Equipment Translation Aid |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |
| MCCC | Maragone Convection On Closed Containers |
| VOIR | Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar |