| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCTW | Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window |
| BFC | Backup Flight Computer |
| STC | Stennis Test Center |
| STSDAS | Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System |
| SST | Spectroscopic Survey Telescope / SuperSonic Transport |
| OGO | Orbiting Geosurvey Observatories |
| CFRP | Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic |
| NACA | National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics |
| DOMSAT | Domestic Satellite |
| VICAR | Graphics Format Used By JPL |