| Acronym | Meaning |
| SECO | Sustainer Engine Cutoff |
| ATM | Apollo Telescope Mount (on Skylab) |
| GGM | Goskogidromet/Gidromettsentr |
| DSN | Deep Space Network |
| OARE | Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment |
| SEST | Swedish ESO Submillimeter Telescope |
| ASRM | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor |
| IRFNA | Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid |
| MTPE | Mission To Planet Earth |
| FOC | Faint Object Camera |