| Acronym | Meaning |
 | ACRV | Astronaut Crew Rescue Vehicle |
 | IR | InfraRed |
 | SSPO | Space Shuttle Program Office |
 | PM | Pressurized Module |
 | PMIRR | Pressure Modulated InfraRed Radiometer |
 | MMPO | Mission Management And Planning Office |
 | GRU | Glavnoye Razvedivatel'noye Upravileniye |
 | CNO | Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen |
 | FOC | Faint Object Camera |
 | DSN | Deep Space Network |