| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRTS | Data Relay And Tracking Satellite |
| WARN | Weather-Auto Relay Network |
| ESPIRIT | European Strategic Programme For R&D In Information Technology |
| GCMG | Global Climate Modeling Group |
| ACGIH | American Conference Of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| ANL-E | Argonne National Laboratory-East |
| AMR | Adaptive Mesh Refinement |
| GLGS | GOES Local Groundstation System |
| M&V | Magnetism & Volcanoes |
| PFU | Proto Flight Unit |