| Acronym | Meaning |
| YSC | Yokohama Science Center |
| CNSR | Comet Nucleus Sample Return |
| IML | International Microgravity Lab |
| NBS | National Bureau Of Standards |
| BFCS | Backup Flight Control System |
| CITA | Canadian Institute For Theoretical Astrophysics |
| CGF | Crystal Growth Furnace |
| SAO | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
| IAUC | IAU Circular |
| SAMPEX | Solar Anomalous And Magnetospheric Particle EXplorer |