| Acronym | Meaning |
| MVI | Microgravity Vestibular Investigation |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium Fuer Forschung Und Technologie |
| SAIL | Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory |
| CRAF | Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Flyby |
| VISSR | Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection |
| CNSR | Comet Nucleus Sample Return |
| BAE | British Aerospace |
| LAGEOS | Laser Geodynamics Satellite |