| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOMOS | Global Ozone Monitoring By Occultation Of Stars |
| BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
| KPNO | Kitt Peak National Observatory |
| SSPO | Space Shuttle Program Office |
| LM | Lunar Module |
| ASA | Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic |
| SWAS | Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite |
| SLAR | Side-Looking Airborne Radar |
| SOLSTICE | Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment |
| JAEL | JSC Avionics Engineering Laboratory |