| Acronym | Meaning |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |
| MMT | Multiple Mirror Telescope |
| RTLS | Return To Launch Site |
| TAU | Thousand Astronomical Unit |
| UKST | United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope |
| FPM | Fiber Pulling In Microgravity |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| SSPF | Space Station Processing Facility |
| VICAR | Graphics Format Used By JPL |
| RNGC | Revised New General Catalog |