| Acronym | Meaning |
| NGT | NASA Ground Terminal |
| DARTS | DOE Audit Reporting & Tracking System |
| RTN | Regional Telecommunications Network |
| OBP | Onboard Processor |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| TIE-GCM | Thermosphere/Ionosphere/Electrodynamics General Circulation Model |
| RFT | Reverse-flow Thermometer |
| SMILE | Surface Layer Mixed Experiment |
| CCCS | Change And Configuration Control System |
| NSCAT | NASA Scatterometer |