| Acronym | Meaning |
 | BFC | Backup Flight Computer |
 | MFPE | Misson From Planet Earth |
 | WSMR | White Sands Missile Range |
 | ASS | Antenna Support Structure |
 | MODE | Middeck Zero-Gravity Dynamics Experiment |
 | BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Office |
 | JILA | Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophysics |
 | GRS | Great Red Spot |
 | IC | Index Catalog |
 | HIRS | High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |