| Acronym | Meaning |
| D&F | Determination And Findings |
| UMP | Upper Mantle Project |
| HRSR | High Resolution Scanning Radiometer |
| TOPS | Transcendental Operating System |
| OAR | Office Of Atmospheric Research |
| ITS/OT | Institute For Telecommunications |
| DODCI | Department Of Defense Computer Institute |
| NECHE | Northeast Colorado Hail Experiment |
| SOI/MDI | Solar Oscillations Imager/Michelson Doppler Imager |
| SME | Stratosphere-Mesosphere Explorer Satellite |