| Acronym | Meaning |
| IKI | Institut Kosmischeskikh Issledovaniya |
| LEST | Large Earth-based Solar Telescope |
| SWAN | Solar Wind Anisotropy Experiment |
| SMEX | Small EXplorers |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observations System |
| SAO | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
| NGC | New General Catalog |
| AMOS | Air Force Maui Optical System |
| JAEL | JSC Avionics Engineering Laboratory |
| NASP | National AeroSpace Plane |