| Acronym | Meaning |
| MRS | Mesoscale Research Section |
| AIDS | Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ATEX | Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
| MSIS | Mass Spectrometer And Incoherent Scatter |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| OPS | Onboard Payload Support |
| DISN | Defense Information Systems Network |
| ACE | Accelerated Computing Environment |
| SCOPE | Scientific Committee On Problems Of The Environment |
| CASC | Coalition For Academic Supercomputer Centers |