| Acronym | Meaning |
| USML | United States Microgravity Laboratory |
| RVSN | Raketniye Voiska Stratigcheskovo Naznacheniya |
| OTFE | Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment |
| CM | Center Of Mass |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service. |
| MMH | MonoMethyl Hydrazine |
| AU | Astronomical Unit |
| TAU | Thousand Astronomical Unit |
| QSO | Quasi-Stellar Object |
| SSRT | Single Stage Rocket Technology |