| Acronym | Meaning |
| EURECA | European Retrievable Carrier |
| IAPPP | International Amateur/Professional Photoelectric Photometry |
| ATDRS | Advanced Tracking And Data Relay Satellite |
| AACS | Attitude And Articulation Control Subsystem |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| MTFF | Columbus Man-Tended Free-Flyer |
| ACRV | Astronaut Crew Rescue Vehicle |
| FRF | Flight Readiness Firing |
| IKI | Institut Kosmischeskikh Issledovaniya |
| CCSDS | Consultative Committee For Space Data Systems |