| Acronym | Meaning |
| BIMA | Berkeley Illinois Maryland Array |
| ASEM | Assembly Of Station By EVA Methods |
| ENSO | El Nino/Southern Oscillation |
| SSRV | Solar-Sail Race Vehicle |
| RG | Red Giant |
| ECS | Environmental Control System |
| WIYN | Wisconsin/Indiana/Yale/NOAO Telescope |
| S/C | SpaceCraft |
| SEST | Swedish ESO Submillimeter Telescope |
| CMBR | Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation |