| Acronym | Meaning |
| RESTEC | Remote Sensing Technology Center |
| SHARE | Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element |
| CCDS | Centers For The Commercial Development Of Space |
| EVA | Extravehicular Activity |
| MEV | Mars Excursion Vehicle |
| CGRO | Compton Gamma Ray Observatory |
| MARS | Series Of Soviet Mars Spacecraft |
| RFI | Radio Frequency Interference |
| MECO | Main Engine CutOff |
| STSDAS | Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System |