| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAIR | Particulate Airborne Inlet Research |
| HRIS | High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| ASI | Agenzia Spaxiale Italiano |
| ILEC | International Lake Environment Committee |
| GMCC | Geophysical Monitoring For Climatic Change |
| BPI | Bits Per Inch |
| BANSHEE | Beam Accelerator For Novel Super High Energy Electron |
| MBT | Miscellaneous Budget Transactions |
| PGGA | Permanent GPS Geodetic Array |
| NTS | Nevada Test Site |