| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEDS | Human Exploration And Development Of Space |
| FINES | Furnace Ionization Nonthermal Excitation Spectrometry |
| DEA | Dissociative Electron Attachment |
| OAQPS | Office Of Air Quality Planning And Standards |
| NGC | New General Catalog Of Nebula And Clusters Of Starspar |
| SEDEX | Sedimentary Exhalative |
| POES | Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites |
| MIESR | Matrix Isolation Electron Spin Resonance |
| HIP | Hot Isostatic Pressing |
| NRC | National Response Center |