| Acronym | Meaning |
| NBS | National Bureau Of Standards |
| MRO | Memory Read-Out |
| GRU | Glavnoye Razvedivatel'noye Upravileniye |
| CRISTA | Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere |
| CNES | Centre National D'Etude Spatiales |
| UT | Universal Time |
| FPD | Flight Projects Directorate |
| OTFE | Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment |
| SNU | Solar Neutrino Units |
| FIR | Far InfraRed |