| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMP | Interplanetary Monitoring Platform |
| APET | Accident Progression Event Tree |
| AFWA | Air Force Weather Agency |
| GCMC | Global Climate Modeling Group |
| NOMAD | Navy Oceanographic Meteorological Device |
| MAGSAT | Magnetic Field Satellite |
| IGFA | Intergovernmental Funding Agency |
| HVPS | High-volume Precipitation Spectrometer |
| GAPS | Billions (109) Of Actions Per Second |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |