| Acronym | Meaning |
| GPC | General Purpose Computer |
| SEP | Societe Europeenne De Propulsion |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| GRU | Glavnoye Razvedivatel'noye Upravileniye |
| ISU | International Space University |
| SIXA | Silicon X-ray Array |
| CETA | Crew And Equipment Translation Aid |
| GUGK | Glavnoye Upravileniye Geodesii I Kartografii |
| OTA | Optical Telescope Assembly |
| CSM | Command And Service Module |