| Acronym | Meaning |
| EFI | Enrico Fermi Institute |
| MMOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
| GMU | Gyro Mechanical Unit |
| WRP | Weather Research Program |
| EOFS | Empirical Orthogonal Functions |
| GAIM | Global Analysis |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| LPARL | Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory |
| NOC | Network Operations Center |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |