| Acronym | Meaning |
| RBAO | Reaction-bonded Aluminum Oxide |
| VTR | Vertical Tube Reactor |
| AMPTE | Active Magnetosphere Particle Tracer Explorers |
| ABC | ATP-binding Cassette |
| VASS | Variable Angle Sampling Spinning |
| FPXRF | Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence |
| IRLG | Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group |
| CFAST | Center For Field Analytical Studies And Technology |
| ERL | Environmental Research Laboratory |
| HPOTP | High Pressure Oxidizer Turbopump |