| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOA | Abort Once Around (shuttle Abort Plan) |
| IMO | International Meteor Organization |
| BAE | British Aerospace |
| CASSINI | Saturn Orbiter And Titan Probe |
| EMU | Extravehicular Mobility Unit |
| GTO | Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
| LERC | Lewis Research Center |
| SSPO | Space Shuttle Program Office |
| RHC | Rotational Hand Controller |
| MBB | Messerschmitt-Belkow-Blohm |