| Acronym | Meaning |
| MMPO | Mission Management And Planning Office |
| ATAL | Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing |
| CPCG | Commercial Protein Crystal Growth |
| LFC | Large Format Camera |
| SECO | Sustainer Engine Cutoff |
| ERS | Earth Resources Satellite |
| ALPO | Association Of Lunar And Planetary Observers |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |
| KAO | Kuiper Airborne Observatory |
| DSN | Deep Space Network |