| Acronym | Meaning |
| BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
| HRMS | High Resolution Microwave Survey |
| EURECA | European Retrievable Carrier |
| PMT | PhotoMultiplier Tube |
| SSRV | Solar-Sail Race Vehicle |
| GAS | Get-Away Special |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
| ASEM | Assembly Of Station By EVA Methods |
| STSDAS | Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System |
| CSA | Canadian Space Agency |