| Acronym | Meaning |
| SLF | Shuttle Landing Facility |
| COSTAR | Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement |
| SWF | ShortWave Fading |
| MPC | Minor Planets Circular |
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
| ASE | Advanced Space Engine |
| OSSA | Office Of Space Science And Applications |
| CLAES | Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer |
| VIB | Vertical Integration Building |
| ESTEC | European Space Research And Technology Centre |