| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSPF | Space Station Processing Facility |
| ESTEC | European Space Research And Technology Centre |
| EUV | Extreme UltraViolet |
| AC | Atlas Centaur |
| LERC | Lewis Research Center |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium Fuer Forschung Und Technologie |
| BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
| CITA | Canadian Institute For Theoretical Astrophysics |
| RTG | Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator |
| CRRES | Combined Release/Radiation Effects Satellite |