| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASE | Air Sea Experiment |
| MTM | Mechanical Test Model |
| DE | Dynamics Explorer |
| SCM | Solar Constant Monitor |
| HPCS | High-performance Computing Section |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |
| AFB | Atmospheric Fluidized Bed |
| ACFM | Alternating Current Frequency Modulation |
| AMU | Atomic Mass Unit |
| APD | Advance Planning Document |