| Acronym | Meaning |
| SERI | Solar Energy Research Institute |
| AED | Atomic Emission Detector |
| LM | Large Model |
| LOX | Liquid Oxygen |
| PA/CCC | Payload Accommodations/Carrier Control Center |
| ACH | Air Changes Per Hour |
| BOMEX | Barbados Oceanographic And Meteorological Experiment |
| EED | Exposure Evaluation Division |
| GARP | Global Atmospheric Research Program |
| ICAS | Interdepartmental Committee On Atmospheric Science |