| Acronym | Meaning |
| HUT | Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope |
| SOCC | Satellite Operations Control Center |
| SAIL | Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| ENSO | El Nino/Southern Oscillation |
| CNSR | Comet Nucleus Sample Return |
| LARC | Langley Research Center |
| OSCAR | Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio |
| PCG | Protein Crystal Growth Experiment |
| AFP | Air Force Program |