| Acronym | Meaning |
| EOS | Electrophoresis Operations In Space |
| MTC | Man Tended Capability |
| CFPA | Center For Particle Astrophysics (Berkeley) |
| BEM | Bug-Eyed Monster |
| MRSRM | Mars Rover And Sample Return Mission |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
| DMR | Differential Microwave Radiometer |
| ESIS | European Space Information System |
| SL | (Comet) Shoemaker-Levy / SpaceLab |
| ISEP | Isolated/Stabilized Exercise Platform |