| Acronym | Meaning |
| DPM | Drop Physics Module |
| BIMDA | Bioserve-Instrumentation Technology Associate Materials Dispersion Analysis |
| VTHL | Vertical Takeoff Horizontal Landing |
| CIT | Circumstellar Imaging Telescope |
| NBS | National Bureau Of Standards |
| SN | SuperNova |
| MSOCC | Multisatellite Operations Control Center |
| CGRO | Compton Gamma Ray Observatory |
| DOMSAT | Domestic Satellite |
| HRSC | High Resolution Stereo Camera |