| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPAC | Infrared Processing & Analysis Center |
| MMS | Multi-mission Modular Spacecraft |
| AGN | Active Galactic Nucleus |
| APE | Auroral Photography Experiment |
| SLS | Space(lab) Life Sciences |
| ISPM | International Solar Polar Mission |
| MACHO | MAssive Compact Halo Object |
| WSGT | White Sands Ground Terminal |
| TSUP | Tsentr Upravileniya Polyoti |
| NASDA | NAtional Space Development Agency |