| Acronym | Meaning |
| SDSS | Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
| SLC | Space Launch Complex |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |
| SOHO | SOlar Heliospheric Observatory |
| AACS | Attitude And Articulation Control Subsystem |
| MRSRM | Mars Rover And Sample Return Mission |
| AOA | Abort Once Around (shuttle Abort Plan) |
| SAIL | Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory |
| ESRIN | European Space Research Institute |
| ASRM | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor |