| Acronym | Meaning |
| IOA | Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge) |
| GRU | Glavnoye Razvedivatel'noye Upravileniye |
| FWHM | Full Width At Half Maximum |
| NASM | National Air And Space Museum |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| VRM | Venus Radar Mapper |
| HRSI | High-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation |
| DOT | Department Of Transportation |
| AAS | American Astronautical Society |
| SWAS | Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite |