| Acronym | Meaning |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| ATAL | Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
| TAL | Transatlantic Abort Landing |
| SSPF | Space Station Processing Facility |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection |
| HSP | High Speed Photometer |
| RMCD | Radaiation Monitoring Container Device |
| SNR | Signal To Noise Ratio / SuperNova Remnant |