| Acronym | Meaning |
| SEI | Space Exploration Initiative |
| JEM | Japanese Experiment Module |
| QSO | Quasi-Stellar Object |
| AMSR | Advanced Microwave Sounding Radiometer |
| CRIM | Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module |
| DESAT | Desaturation |
| PAM | Payload Assist Module |
| RVSN | Raketniye Voiska Stratigcheskovo Naznacheniya |
| GRS | Great Red Spot |
| SSRMS | Space Station Remote Manipulator System |