| Acronym | Meaning |
| FRED | Space Station Freedom |
| MOMV | Manned Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle |
| PDRS | Payload Deployment And Retrieval System |
| DSSC | Deep Space Station Complex |
| NRAO | National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| TDRS | Tracking And Data Relay Satellite |
| GNC | Guidance |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium Fuer Forschung Und Technologie |
| IPS | Inertial Pointing System |
| SAR | Search And Rescue / Synthetic Aperture Radar |