| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| SHARP | Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (NASA) |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| SWAMP | Science Working Group For The AM Platform (EOS) |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimeter Experiment |
| XBSS | X-ray Background Survey Spectrometer |
| ITOS | Improved Television And Infrared Observation Satellite (1970s) |
| WSGC | Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
| ESOC | European Satellite Operations Center |