| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASN | NASN Cascade Impacter In Aerosol Studies |
| BER | Bit Error Rate |
| PMB | Performance Measurement Baseline |
| FO | Orbital Frequency |
| ERL | Electromagnetic Radiation Laboratory |
| BWIP | Basalt Waste Isolation Project |
| BWI | Baltimore-Washington International Airport |
| HSC | High Speed Channel |
| GRIP | Greenland Ice Project |
| MOCCA | Mobile Operations Center For Communication And Analysis |