| Acronym | Meaning |
| VVS | Voenno-Vosdushniye Sili |
| MTFF | Columbus Man-Tended Free-Flyer |
| LGM | Little Green Men |
| AFWTR | USAF's WTR |
| SNR | Signal To Noise Ratio / SuperNova Remnant |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Office |
| MRIR | Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| CERES | Clouds And Earth's Radiant Energy System |