| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRSC | High Resolution Stereo Camera |
| APM | Attached Pressurized Module (a.k.a. Columbus) |
| IPAC | Infrared Processing & Analysis Center |
| ATO | Abort To Orbit |
| VVS | Voenno-Vosdushniye Sili |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| SHARE | Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element |
| PN | Planetary Nebula |
| ALEXIS | Array Of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors |