| Acronym | Meaning |
| PLB | Payload Bay |
| MTFF | Columbus Man-Tended Free-Flyer |
| ATDRS | Advanced Tracking And Data Relay Satellite |
| ESTEC | European Space Research And Technology Centre |
| ARTEMIS | Advanced Relay TEchnology MISsion |
| EURECA | European Retrievable Carrier |
| ISU | International Space University |
| CGF | Crystal Growth Furnace |
| NPOE | NPO Energiya |
| DEC | Declination |