| Acronym | Meaning |
| PA/CCC | Payload Accommodations/Carrier Control Center |
| FIRE | First ISCCP Radiation Experiment |
| IWG | Implementation Working Group |
| AAM | Airborne Activity Monitor |
| DIRP | DOE Internal Review Panel |
| GGI | GPS Geoscience Instrument |
| SURANET | Southeastern Universities Research Association Network |
| GISMOS | Global Incoherent Scatter Measurements Of Substorms |
| SIRIS | Stratospheric Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer |
| UNCOQ | Unaccompanied NonCommissioned Officers' Quarters |