| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARES | Advanced Reentry System |
| NIPR | National Institute For Polar Research |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| CCPR | Clouds And Climate Program |
| SMS | Synchronous Meteorological Satellite |
| AUSPEX | Atmospheric Utility Signatures-Predictions And Experiments |
| ASM | American Society For Metals |
| LOTREX | Working LORAN |
| CASES | Cooperative Atmosphere Surface Exchange Study |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |