| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISPM | International Solar Polar Mission |
| PCGG | PCG Glovebox |
| NRSC | National Remote Sensing Centre |
| PVO | Pioneer Venus Orbiter / Protivo-Vosdushniya Oborona |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |
| ARTEMIS | Advanced Relay TEchnology MISsion |
| XUV | Extreme Ultraviolet |
| ISAS | Institute Of Space AND Astronautical Science |
| MMCC | Mission Management And Control Centre |
| LRSI | Low-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation |