| Acronym | Meaning |
| CZCS | Coastal Zone Color Scanner |
| ATDRS | Advanced Tracking And Data Relay Satellite |
| NRAO | National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| AFPRO | Air Force Plan Representative Office |
| SLAR | Side-Looking Airborne Radar |
| IRAS | InfraRed Astronomical Satellite |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimter Experiment |
| CPCG | Commercial Protein Crystal Growth |
| FAST | Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer |
| MACS | Modular Attitude Control System |