| Acronym | Meaning |
| F/P-INT | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| AS&E | American Science And Engineering |
| HMS | Hungarian Meteorological Service |
| NIGEC | National Institute For Global Environmental Change |
| DSET | Desert Sunshine Exposure Testing |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |
| DAB | Defense Acquisition Board |
| ATLAS | Advanced Testing Line For Actinide Separations |
| ALS | Advanced Launch System |
| RANN | Research Applied To National Needs |