| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISA | Instrument Society Of America |
| DBA | Data Base Administrator |
| NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
| GEISA | Management And Study Of Atmospheric Spectroscopic Information |
| MCA | Manufacturing Chemists Association |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |
| MTEM | Magnetosphere-Thermosphere Explorer Mission |
| EDS | Electronic Data Systems |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| AFSSO | Air Force Special Security Office |