| Acronym | Meaning |
| STS | Shuttle Transport System / Space Transportation System |
| MOLA | Mars Observer Laser Altimeter |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere |
| RHC | Rotational Hand Controller |
| ACTS | Advanced Communications Technology Satellite |
| IBSS | Infrared Background Signature Survey |
| CYSP | Cape York Space Port |
| OSSE | Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment |
| GHA | Greenwich Hour Angle |
| SAO | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |