| Acronym | Meaning |
| MITI | Ministry Of International Trade And Industry |
| TIROS | Television InfraRed Observation Satellite |
| JILA | Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophysics |
| COMPTEL | COMPton TELescope |
| PDRS | Payload Deployment And Retrieval System |
| CSTC | Consolidated Satellite Test Center |
| SSME | Space Shuttle Main Engine |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| EUVE | Extreme UltraViolet Explorer |
| DCCS | Dynamic Cell Culture System |