| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLS | GOMR Limb Sounder |
| AMAX | American Metals Climax |
| PERT | Performance Evaluation And Review Technique |
| DMAIAGS | Defense Mapping Agency Inter-American Geodetic Survey |
| SAS | Small Astronomy Satellite |
| AKP | Atmospheric Kinetics Project |
| JERS | Japan Earth Remote Sensing Satellite |
| ERG | External Review Group |
| HOS | Hydrocarbon Oxidation Studies |
| HERS | Human Ecology Research Service |