| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFF | Columbus Free Flyer |
| CIS | Commonwealth Of Independent States |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| MRSR | Mars Rover And Sample Return |
| SARA | Satellite Pour Astronomie Radio Amateur |
| IDL | Interactive Data Language |
| NS | Neutron Star |
| SPTN | SPARTAN |
| GRU | Glavnoye Razvedivatel'noye Upravileniye |
| NSO | National Solar Observatory |