| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPPS | System Plot Package Simulator |
| PA | Position Angle |
| SCOPE | Scientific Committee On Problems Of The Environment |
| O AND M | Operations And Maintenance |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| GLAS | Goddard Laboratory For Atmospheric Science |
| ESTP | Exploratory Shaft Test Plan |
| NGT | NASA Ground Terminal |
| SSB | Soaring Society Of Boulder |
| LTCS | Lower Thermosphere Coupling Study |