| Acronym | Meaning |
| GPC | General Purpose Computer |
| AC | Atlas Centaur |
| SDIO | Strategic Defense Initiative Organization |
| CCAFS | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| ASS | Antenna Support Structure |
| PCG | Protein Crystal Growth Experiment |
| NRAO | National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| NSO | National Solar Observatory |
| DFRF | Dryden Flight Research Facility |
| FRR | Flight-Readiness Review |