| Acronym | Meaning |
| NNSC | NSF Net Service Center |
| SSTS | Sea Surface Temperatures |
| NOAO | National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
| MTTF | Mean Time To Failure |
| NASCAS | NAS Committee On Atmospheric Sciences |
| SOO | Science And Operations Officer |
| HB | Hard Black |
| RIDGE | Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment |
| ATCSC | Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center |
| DSAA | Defense Security Assistance Agency |