| Acronym | Meaning |
| MBB | Messerschmitt-Belkow-Blohm |
| EUVE | Extreme UltraViolet Explorer |
| DSSC | Deep Space Station Complex |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| PMC | Permanently Manned Capability |
| NASDA | NAtional Space Development Agency |
| PVO | Pioneer Venus Orbiter / Protivo-Vosdushniya Oborona |
| FAST | Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer |
| CETA | Crew And Equipment Translation Aid |
| NTT | New Technology Telescope |