| Acronym | Meaning |
| DARA | Deutsche Agentur Fuer Raumfahrtangelegenheiten |
| WIMP | Weakly Interacting Massive Particle |
| MTFF | Columbus Man-Tended Free-Flyer |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite |
| EJASA | Electronic Journal Of The Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic |
| MB | Manned Base |
| IAPPP | International Amateur/Professional Photoelectric Photometry |
| AFPRO | Air Force Plan Representative Office |
| CPCG | Commercial Protein Crystal Growth |
| SEP | Societe Europeenne De Propulsion |