| Acronym | Meaning |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| MMU | Manned Maneuvering Unit |
| TDRSS | Tracking And Data Relay Satellite System |
| CPCG | Commercial Protein Crystal Growth |
| NASDA | NAtional Space Development Agency |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
| ADS | Aitken Double Star Catalog |
| AMSR | Advanced Microwave Sounding Radiometer |
| STIKSCAT | Stick Scatterometer |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |