| Acronym | Meaning |
| KB/S | Kbits/s |
| SDBE | Shear-Directed Balloon Experiment |
| DRAAG | Design Review And Acceptance Group |
| ACE | Aerosol Characteristics Experiment |
| OTB | Operations Training Branch |
| CDSF | Customer Data Service Facility |
| IEE | Institute Of Electrical Engineers |
| ENACEOS | Energetic Neutral Atom Camera For EOS |
| SLAP | Space Link Access Protocol |
| ELDO | European Launcher Development Organization |