| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDS | Command And Data Subsystem |
| SNG | Sodruzhestva Nezabisimikh Gosudarst |
| STC | Stennis Test Center |
| AOA | Angle Of Attack |
| MIMR | Multifrequency Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
| SAR | Search And Rescue / Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| SEP | Societe Europeenne De Propulsion |
| ZHR | Zenith Hourly Rate |
| SEI | Space Exploration Initiative |
| TSPK | Tsentr Podgotovka Kosmonavti |