| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| HOTOL | HOrizontal TakeOff And Landing |
| SOFI | Spray-on Foam Insulation |
| ETR | Eastern Test Range |
| VICAR | Graphics Format Used By JPL |
| RNGC | Revised New General Catalog |
| JEM | Japanese Experiment Module |
| SEI | Space Exploration Initiative |
| ISZ | Iskusstvenniy Sputnik Zemli |
| PM | Pressurized Module |