| Acronym | Meaning |
| VTVL | Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing |
| GST | Greenwich Sidereal Time |
| CLAES | Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer |
| MOMS | Modular Optoelectronic Multispectral/Stereo Scanner |
| MB | Manned Base |
| POEM | Polar Orbiting Earth Mission |
| SEM | Space Environment Monitor |
| SPDM | Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator |
| VICAR | Graphics Format Used By JPL |
| YSC | Yokohama Science Center |