| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWG | American Wire Gage |
| STEP | Solar Terrestrial Energy Program |
| DPMB | Defense Programs Management Board |
| LARC | Langley Research Center |
| XUV | Extreme Ultraviolet |
| LACTOZ | N/A |
| PCWG | Polar Climate Working Group |
| ALPS | Alternate Launch Point System |
| BMRR | Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor |
| AMVP | Aviation Model Verification Program |