| Acronym | Meaning |
| IGY | International Geophysical Year |
| ACS | Account Control System |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| AMSOC | American Miscellaneous Society |
| ELVD | Every Launch Vehicle Directorate |
| SG&A | Sales |
| ETCO | External Tanks Corporation |
| UWIS | University Of Wisconsin At Green Bay |
| HTO | Tritiated Water |
| ECN | Energy Research Foundation |