| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMSOC | American Miscellaneous Society |
| HARS | High-Altitude Route Structure Workstation |
| PYI | Presidential Young Investigators |
| RBV | Return Beam Vidicon |
| DRM | Design Reference Mission |
| DRTS | Data Relay And Tracking Satellite |
| ECG | Environmental Coordinating Group |
| KOSAMP | Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| DCR | Data Collection Request |
| ATRAD | Detailed Atmospheric Radiation Model |