| Acronym | Meaning |
| COSTAR | Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement |
| BECO | Booster Engine Cutoff |
| AEPI | Atmospheric Emissions Photometric Imaging |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| TES | Thermal Emission Spectrometer |
| ER | Eastern Range |
| CGF | Crystal Growth Furnace |
| KTB | Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary |
| SPOT | Systeme Probatoire Pour L'Observation De La Terre |
| FFCC | Free-Flyer Control Centre |