| Acronym | Meaning |
| SEST | Swedish ESO Submillimeter Telescope |
| RCC | Reinforced Carbon-Carbon |
| NIST | National Institute For Standards And Technology |
| OCTW | Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window |
| LGA | Low Gain Antenna |
| IOA | Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge) |
| CARA | Center For Astrophysical Research In Antarctica |
| SID | Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance |
| NPOE | NPO Energiya |
| CGF | Crystal Growth Furnace |