| Acronym | Meaning |
| RTH | Regional Telecommunications Hubs |
| UOM | Upper-ocean Model |
| I2L | Integrated Injection Logic |
| EG&G | Inc. |
| MODS | Mission Operations And Data Systems |
| LRC | Langley Research Center |
| ASME | American Society Of Mechanical Engineers |
| PERL | Practical Extraction And Report Language |
| OSO | Office Of Space Operations |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |