| Acronym | Meaning |
| LGA | Low Gain Antenna |
| SWAS | Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite |
| TPCE | Tank Pressure Control Experiment |
| CRAF | Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Flyby |
| NASP | National AeroSpace Plane |
| MBB | Messerschmitt-Belkow-Blohm |
| NRAO | National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| GGM | Goskogidromet/Gidromettsentr |
| MOLA | Mars Observer Laser Altimeter |
| AEPI | Atmospheric Emissions Photometric Imaging |