| Acronym | Meaning |
| UVSP | Ultra-violet Spectrometer/polarimeter |
| HPS | High Performance Systems |
| DIA | Denver International Airport |
| EASOE | European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| AL/MRD | AL Management Review Division |
| MACRAT | Middle-Atmosphere Chemistry |
| JCL | Job Control Language |
| WRF | Weather Research And Forecast |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency |