| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOPEX | Ocean Topography Experiment |
| PSF | Point Spread Function |
| ALDP | Advanced Launch Development Program |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| UPPP | Union Pour La Promotion De La Propulsion Photonique |
| VAB | Vehicle Assembly Building |
| IPMP | Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing |
| MMS | Multi-mission Modular Spacecraft |
| YSO | Young Stellar Object |
| IRFNA | Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid |