| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAE | National Aeronautical Establishment |
| NEXUS | Next-generation Upper-air Sounding System |
| SCM | Solar Constant Monitor |
| IMAGE | N/A |
| GATT | General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade |
| ANI | Authorized Nuclear Inspector |
| PISP | Polar Ice Sheet Program |
| MLI | Multiple Layer Insulation |
| LISP | List Processing Language |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |