| Acronym | Meaning |
| VLT | Very Large Telescope |
| HPOTP | High Pressure Oxidizer Turbopump |
| ASCO | Arab Satellite Communications Organization |
| SME | Solar Mesosphere Explorer |
| CHARA | Center For High Angular Resolution Astronomy |
| CASSINI | Saturn Orbiter And Titan Probe |
| NPO-PM | NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere |
| CDS | Command And Data Subsystem |
| CRIM | Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module |