| Acronym | Meaning |
| EGD | Effluent Guidelines Division |
| EORC | Earth Observation Research Center |
| ETCO | External Tanks Corporation |
| UNAVCO | University NAVSTAR [not An Acronym] Consortium |
| WMS | World Magnetic Survey |
| SHEBA | Surface Heat Budget Of The Arctic Ocean |
| KPNO | Kitt Peak National Observatory Arizona |
| BWIP | Basalt Waste Isolation Project |
| FASTEX | Fronts Atlantic Storm Track Experiment |
| AIRS | Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere |