| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASDA | NAtional Space Development Agency |
| ERS | European Remote Sensing |
| PCT | Photometric Calibration Test |
| VS | SNGVooruzhennikh Sil SNG |
| VEEGA | Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist |
| UBM | Unpressurized Berthing Mechanism |
| WINDII | Wind Imaging Interferometer |
| SPAN | Space Physics And Analysis Network |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| IMO | International Meteor Organization |