| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPDS | Nuclear Particle Detection Subsystem |
| MCC | Mission Control Center (JSC) |
| PDRS | Payload Deployment And Retrieval System |
| T | LSCP Telescope |
| BA | Breathing Air |
| EPO | Element Project Office |
| TC | Thiokol Corporation |
| BMFT | German D-1 Spacelab Payload |
| CIC | Control And Information Center |
| SADEC | SAES |