| Acronym | Meaning |
| USA/RC | Universities Space Automation/Robotics Consortium |
| WIMP | Weakly Interacting Massive Particle |
| PN | Planetary Nebula |
| EUTELSAT | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
| WMO | World Meterological Organisation |
| ARRL | American Radio Relay League |
| ROUS | Rodents Of Unusual Size |
| VIB | Vertical Integration Building |
| JEM | Japanese Experiment Module |
| MBB | Messerschmitt-Belkow-Blohm |