| Acronym | Meaning |
| HCMM | Heat Capacity Mapping Mission |
| CETA | Crew And Equipment Translation Aid |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| UDMH | Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine |
| EMU | Extravehicular Mobility Unit |
| HPFTP | High Pressure Fuel Turbopump |
| GOES | Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite |
| RAE | Royal Aerospace Establishment |
| ISO | Imaging Spectrometic Observatory |
| CV | Cataclysmic Variable |