| Acronym | Meaning |
| LINUX | N/A |
| T.P. | Tropical Platform |
| MF | Medium Frequency |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| BSRN | Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
| VBNS | Very High Performance Backbone Network Service |
| ACARS | ARINC Communications And Relay System |
| ALEXIS | Array Of Low-energy X-ray Imaging Sensors |
| GPS CORS | Global Positioning System Continuously Operating Reference Stations |
| AFSC | Air Force Systems Command |