| Acronym | Meaning |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disk Read-Only Memory |
| BAE | British Aerospace |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| LFC | Large Format Camera |
| PCG | Protein Crystal Growth Experiment |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| ATCS | Active Thermal Control System |
| PSR | PulSaR |
| SCT | Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope |
| MDSSC | McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Corp |