| Acronym | Meaning |
| AU | Astronomical Unit |
| SHARE | Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| LPV | Long Period Variable |
| IAUC | IAU Circular |
| CEA | Center For EUV Astrophysics |
| CELSS | Controlled Ecological Life Support System |
| MAS | Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder |
| DSS | Deep Space Station |
| ISU | International Space University |