| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIG | Time Of (until) Ignition |
| AFPRO | Air Force Plan Representative Office |
| NSI | NASA Science Internet / NASA Standard Initiator / National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service |
| ARTEMIS | Advanced Relay TEchnology MISsion |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| NPO | Scientific Production Organization |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| PLB | Payload Bay |
| LAGEOS | Laser Geodynamics Satellite |
| COSTAR | Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement |