| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSU | Microwave Sounding Unit |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |
| ESIS | European Space Information System |
| LRB | Liquid Rocket Booster |
| OTA | Optical Telescope Assembly |
| NIR | Near InfraRed |
| MVI | Microgravity Vestibular Investigation |
| RA | Right Ascension |
| FOC | Faint Object Camera |
| SSRT | Single Stage Rocket Technology |