| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSO | Office Of Space Operations |
| AESA | Atmospheric Effects Of Stratospheric Aircraft |
| OGA | Office Of Government Affairs |
| HDF | Hierarchical Data Format |
| LRT | Low Rate Type |
| HBCUS | Historically Black Colleges And Universities |
| GEM | Geospace Environment Modeling Program |
| GOST | Goals Objectives Strategies Tactics |
| TIME-GCM | Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Mesosphere-Electrodynamic General Circulation Model |
| RDCC | Real-time Display And Coordination Center |