| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECOD | Export Control Operations Division |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| BRL | Ballistics Research Laboratory |
| IPO | International Programs Office |
| ACAS | Advisory Committee For Atmospheric Sciences |
| FPI | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| CCNY | City College Of New York |
| FPMD | Facilities And Property Management Division |
| AIRS | Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |