| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| LERC | Lewis Research Center |
| TSTO | Two Stage To Orbit |
| RASC | Royal Astronomical Society Of Canada |
| ARTEMIS | Advanced Relay TEchnology MISsion |
| RFM | Reconfigurable Furnace Module |
| WSMR | White Sands Missile Range |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |
| NICMOS | Near Infrared Camera/Multi Object Spectrometer |
| CITA | Canadian Institute For Theoretical Astrophysics |