| Acronym | Meaning |
| RHC | Rotational Hand Controller |
| SHARE | Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element |
| GC | Galactic Center |
| EUMETSAT | European Meterological Satellite Organisation |
| FPM | Fiber Pulling In Microgravity |
| EAFB | Edwards Air Force Base |
| SSPF | Space Station Processing Facility |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium Fuer Forschung Und Technologie |
| VAB | Vehicle Assembly Building |
| OTFE | Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment |