| Acronym | Meaning |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium Fuer Forschung Und Technologie |
| AOA | Abort Once Around (shuttle Abort Plan) |
| DAC | Delayed Action Command |
| RG | Red Giant |
| TOPS | Toward Other Planetary Systems |
| SLC | Space Launch Complex |
| RNGC | Revised New General Catalog |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| BEM | Bug-Eyed Monster |
| ALAE | Atmospheric Lyman-Alpha Emissions |