| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRS | Gamma Ray Spectrometer |
| CSM | Command And Service Module |
| RKA | Rossiskoye Kosmicheskoye Agentsvo |
| NASM | National Air And Space Museum |
| ASA | Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic |
| RAE | Royal Aerospace Establishment |
| IML | International Microgravity Lab |
| GST | Greenwich Sidereal Time |
| CV | Cataclysmic Variable |
| DCX | Delta Clipper EXperimental |