| Acronym | Meaning |
| BACER | Biological & Climatological Effects Research |
| RDA | Remote Database Access |
| DASA | Defense Atomic Support Agency |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| T.P. | Tropical Platform |
| MOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| IIV&V | Independent Integration |
| IDEAS | Instrumentation Development And Education In Airborne Science |