| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCARAB | Scanner For Radiation Budget |
| SAO | Surface Airways Observation |
| ETAG | Educational Technologies Assistance Group |
| GLOBEC | Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics |
| PAS | Platform Analysis System |
| ABTRES | Abatement & Residual Forecasting Model |
| MPS | Radar System |
| AFNB | US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board |
| SSL | Space Sciences Laboratory |
| LAMMR | Large Antenna Multichannel Microwave Radiometer |