| Acronym | Meaning |
| TB | Terabytes |
| CCM | Community Climate Model |
| DASC | Defense Logistics Agency Administrative Support Center |
| ADM | Administrative Services Section |
| TTO | Transient Tracers In The Ocean |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| FET | Field-effect Transistor |
| CAST | Chinese Academy Of Space Technology |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| DLR | Deutsche Zentrum Fur Luft-und Raumfarht |