| Acronym | Meaning |
| RKA | Rossiskoye Kosmicheskoye Agentsvo |
| AXAF | Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility |
| MVI | Microgravity Vestibular Investigation |
| SOLSTICE | Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment |
| ET | External Tank |
| RHC | Rotational Hand Controller |
| PARE | Physiological And Anatomical Rodent Experiment |
| RG | Red Giant |
| GRU | Glavnoye Razvedivatel'noye Upravileniye |
| RTG | Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator |