| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASS | Antenna Support Structure |
| FPM | Fiber Pulling In Microgravity |
| PPF | Columbus Polar Platform |
| SPDM | Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator |
| CFHT | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope |
| VISSR | Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| BFC | Backup Flight Computer |
| INMARSAT | International Maritime Satellite |
| CYSF | Cape York Space Facility |
| CTIO | Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory |