| Acronym | Meaning |
| PM | Pressurized Module |
| TKSC | Tsukuba Space Center |
| RESTEC | Remote Sensing Technology Center |
| STARCAL | Star Calibration |
| LEST | Large Earth-based Solar Telescope |
| RNGC | Revised New General Catalog |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite |
| GRS | Gamma Ray Spectrometer |
| MVI | Microgravity Vestibular Investigation |
| SARA | Satellite Pour Astronomie Radio Amateur |