| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIRRIS | Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instrument For Shuttle |
| AAVSO | American Association Of Variable Star Observers |
| HGA | High Gain Antenna |
| VIB | Vertical Integration Building |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| IDL | Interactive Data Language |
| ATSR | Along Track Scanning Radiometer |
| CCAFS | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disk Read-Only Memory |
| NASM | National Air And Space Museum |