| Acronym | Meaning |
| SME | Stratosphere-Mesosphere Explorer Satellite |
| DPH | Dew-point Hygrometer |
| DOI | Department Of Interior |
| EETFC | Environmental Effects |
| ARGOS | Data Collection And Location System |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| CASS | Computer-Assisted Surveillance System |
| MR | Management Reserve |
| TREC | Tracking Radar Echoes By Correlation |
| SIAM | Society For Industrial And Applied Mathematics |