| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASCOM II | Upgraded Version Of NASA Communications Network |
| FET | Field-effect Transistor |
| TDCIMS | Thermal Desorption Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| AOIPS | Atmospheric And Oceanographic Information Processing System |
| S/TM | Stratospheric/tropospheric Measurements |
| SMS | Scalable Modeling System |
| FSSP | Forward Scattering Spectometer Probe |
| IMP | Interplanetary Monitoring Platform |
| HRSO | High Resolution Solar Observatory |
| AFB | Atmospheric Fluidized Bed |