| Acronym | Meaning |
| FLIP | Floating Instrument Platform |
| ETR | Element Test Review |
| CCAR | Colorado Center For Astrodynamics Research |
| CASS | Computer-Assisted Surveillance System |
| RI# | Richardson Number |
| AIS | Affiliate And Immigration Services |
| ACO | Advance Change Order |
| UQAM | Universite De Quebec A Montreal |
| ARL | Air Resources Laboratory |
| GGS | Global Geospace Science Program |