| Acronym | Meaning |
| UDMH | Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine |
| VLBA | Very Long Baseline Array |
| LGA | Low Gain Antenna |
| GOX | Gaseous OXygen |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| ERS | Earth Resources Satellite |
| FTS | Flight Telerobotic Servicer |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |
| IKI | Institut Kosmischeskikh Issledovaniya |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |