| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPOESS | National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System |
| MIKES | Mass-analyzed Ion-kinetic Energy Spectrometry |
| SMART-1 | Small Missions For Advanced Research In Technology-1 |
| MARIS | Mississippi Automated Resource Information System |
| OCAP | Open-channel Air Preheater |
| IITA | Information Infrastructure Technology And Applications |
| QCM | Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| SCTA | Sample Controlled Thermal Analysis |
| DNC | Delayed Neutron Counting |
| FETI | Fire, Explosion And Toxicity Index |