| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRIM | Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module |
| TKSC | Tsukuba Space Center |
| RAE | Royal Aerospace Establishment |
| SSPO | Space Shuttle Program Office |
| AC | Atlas Centaur |
| MARS | Series Of Soviet Mars Spacecraft |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Office |
| SECO | Sustainer Engine Cutoff |
| IRAS | InfraRed Astronomical Satellite |
| BBXRT | Broad-Band X-Ray Telescope |