| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESA | Exploratory Shaft Facility |
| DTF3.1 | Same As DTF3 |
| AMS | Aerial Monitoring/measurement System |
| SCEP | Study Of Critical Environmental Problems |
| TRACON | Terminal Radar Control |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| LSI | Lunar Science Institute |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| NESS | National Earth Satellite Service |
| ICAMR | Interdepartmental Committee On Applied Meteorological Research |