| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| IPMP | Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing |
| LEST | Large Earth-based Solar Telescope |
| GRTLS | Glide RTLS |
| CRIM | Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module |
| RAL | Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory |
| BEM | Bug-Eyed Monster |
| LARC | Langley Research Center |
| HRPT | High Resolution Picture Transmission |
| GEM | Graphite Epoxy Motor |