| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSN | Piano Spaziale Nazionale |
| RTN | Regional Telecommunications Network |
| ABLE-2B | Arctic/Atlantic/Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment |
| FIRS | Fourier Transform Infrared Sounder |
| UN | United Nations |
| PIPOR | Programme Of International Polar Oceans Research |
| SCSC | Summer Computer Simulation Conferences |
| M | Mach |
| AOP | Annual Operating Plan |
| ADSCEPTS | Advanced Self-contained Chemical Energy Propulsion |