| Acronym | Meaning |
| AASO | Army Aeronautical Service Office |
| MSP | Minneapolis |
| BLS | Bureau Of Labor Statistics |
| SSM/R | Special Sensor Microwave Radiometer |
| LST | Large Space Telescope |
| ISMP | In-Situ Measurements Project |
| BOM | Bureau Of Mines |
| ISA | Instrument Society Of America |
| AEC | Associate Enforcement Counsel |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |