| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSF | Space Station Freedom |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| HV | High Voltage |
| INCO | Integrated Communications Officer |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| DDTE | Design |
| DMR | Differential Microwave Radiometer |
| WD | White Dwarf |
| VEEGA | Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist |
| MCCC | Maragone Convection On Closed Containers |