| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPARTAN | Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool For Astronomy |
| A&A | Astronomy And Astrophysics |
| ICE | International Cometary Explorer |
| PDRS | Payload Deployment And Retrieval System |
| AAO | Anglo-Australian Observatory |
| PM | Pressurized Module |
| RCI | Rodent Cage Interface |
| CRIM | Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module |
| MMH | MonoMethyl Hydrazine |
| MRO | Memory Read-Out |