| Acronym | Meaning |
| DARE | Denver AWIPS Risk Reduction And Requirements Evaluation |
| FCA | Functional Configuration Audit |
| RMC | RAF Management Council |
| RANN | Research Applied To National Needs |
| INSAT | Indian National Satellite System |
| APR | Aberdeen Pulsed Reactor Facility |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |
| ALPS | Alternate Launch Point System |
| REGCM | Regional Climate Model |
| NDSC | Network For Detection Of Stratospheric Change |