| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDS | Command And Data Subsystem |
| HGA | High Gain Antenna |
| APJ | Astrophysical Journal |
| FTS | Flight Telerobotic Servicer |
| GSC | Guide Star Catalog |
| ISO | Imaging Spectrometic Observatory |
| CNES | Centre National D'Etude Spatiales |
| UVPI | Ultraviolet Plume Instrument |
| OCTW | Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window |
| ASS | Antenna Support Structure |