| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRPT | High Resolution Picture Transmission |
| BH | Black Hole |
| AEPI | Atmospheric Emissions Photometric Imaging |
| VAB | Vehicle Assembly Building |
| RMCD | Radaiation Monitoring Container Device |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |
| EUVE | Extreme UltraViolet Explorer |
| AFRSI | Advanced FRSI |
| IBSS | Infrared Background Signature Survey |
| SNG | Sodruzhestva Nezabisimikh Gosudarst |