| Acronym | Meaning |
| LILE | Large-ion Lithophile Element |
| AMPA | Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid |
| MSS | Mobile Servicing Station [space Station] |
| VFT | Voguel-Fulcher-Tamman [equation] |
| GFEMO | Generalized Free Electron Molecular Orbital |
| SAFM | Scanning Acoustic Force Microscopy |
| IUCN | International Union For Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources |
| CREME | Cosmic Ray Effects On Micro-Electronics |
| GCR | Galactic Cosmic Rays (spacecraft Orbit) |
| CFS | Coherent Forward Scattering |