| Acronym | Meaning |
| NDSC | Network For Detection Of Stratospheric Change |
| OSTP | Office Of Science And Technology Policy |
| NSRDS | National Standard Reference Data System |
| AFOE | Advanced Fiber Optic Echelle |
| LITE | Lidar In Space Technology Experiment |
| BRMS | Basin Rainfall Monitoring System |
| NEXAIR | Next Generation Upper Air System |
| LAS | LAGEOS Apogee Stage |
| HRDL | High-resolution Doppler Lidar |
| BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |