| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSC | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| GOX | Gaseous OXygen |
| CITE | Cargo Integration Test Equipment |
| COSTAR | Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement |
| CRISTA | Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere |
| HLV | Heavy Lift Vehicle |
| FOS | Faint Object Spectrograph |
| AFGWC | Air Force Global Weather Center |
| ACR | Active Cavity Radiometer |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |