| Acronym | Meaning |
| STC | SHAPE Technical Center |
| WSGT | White Sands Ground Terminal |
| TPCE | Tank Pressure Control Experiment |
| SUSIM | Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor |
| ESRIN | European Space Research Institute |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service. |
| TES | Thermal Emission Spectrometer |
| SHARE | Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element |
| M | Messier |
| NASM | National Air And Space Museum |