| Acronym | Meaning |
| MDDS | Maintenance Decision Support System |
| RFI | Radio Frequency Interference |
| AS&E | American Science And Engineering |
| DCVZ | Denver Convergence Vorticity Zone |
| KP | Geomagnetic Planetary Index |
| DMDS | DiMethyDiSulfide |
| IUPAP | International Union Of Pure And Applied Physics |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| CCRI | Climate Change Research Initiative |