| Acronym | Meaning |
| TDRS | Tracking And Data Relay Satellite |
| VAB | Vehicle Assembly Building |
| EUMETSAT | European Meterological Satellite Organisation |
| OSSE | Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment |
| IPMP | Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| FPD | Flight Projects Directorate |
| MOMS | Modular Optoelectronic Multispectral/Stereo Scanner |
| LPO | La Palma Observatory |
| LOX | Liquid OXygen |