| Acronym | Meaning |
| WATS | Wide Area Telecommunications Service |
| FORD | Flight Operations Requirements Document |
| ZWA | Zonal Wind Anomaly |
| AXBT | Expendable Bathythermographs Air Dropped Temperature Device |
| EFC | Experimental Forecast Center |
| DG | Diesel Generator |
| EETFC | Environmental Effects |
| ESTEC | European Space Research And Space Technology Centre |
| ABL | Atmospheric Boundary Layer |
| GMU | Gyro Mechanical Unit |