| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPAC | Infrared Processing & Analysis Center |
| SPAS | Space Pallet Satellite |
| AU | Astronomical Unit |
| PVO | Pioneer Venus Orbiter / Protivo-Vosdushniya Oborona |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| DFRF | Dryden Flight Research Facility |
| SCA | Shuttle Carrier Aircraft |
| MLP | Mobile Launch Platform |
| DSSC | Deep Space Station Complex |
| NORAD | NORth American Aerospace Defense |