| Acronym | Meaning |
| TPS | Thermal Protection System |
| S/C | SpaceCraft |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium Fuer Forschung Und Technologie |
| NGC | New General Catalog |
| SLAP | Space Link Access Protocol |
| SAS | Space Activity Suit / Space Adaptation Syndrome |
| MMT | Multiple Mirror Telescope |
| SEI | Space Exploration Initiative |
| GOX | Gaseous OXygen |
| IVT | Interface Verification Test |