| Acronym | Meaning |
| NLDP | National Launch Development Program |
| HPFTP | High Pressure Fuel Turbopump |
| ERS | Environmental Research Satellite |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere |
| ETR | Eastern Test Range |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service. |
| MODIS-T | MODIS-Tilt |
| CELSS | Controlled Ecological Life Support System |
| WTR | Western Test Range |
| OCTW | Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window |