| Acronym | Meaning |
 | DOE | Department Of Education |
 | PI | Principal Investigator |
 | COBE | COsmic Background Explorer |
 | AOA | Abort Once Around (shuttle Abort Plan) |
 | EUTELSAT | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
 | DCCS | Dynamic Cell Culture System |
 | PMC | Permanently Manned Capability |
 | ATAL | Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing |
 | PHA | Physics And Astronomy |
 | MBB | Messerschmitt-Belkow-Blohm |