| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACARS | ARINC Communication |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit |
| WERC | World Environment And Resources Council |
| AIDJEX | Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment |
| SCOPE | Scientific Committee On Problems Of The Environment |
| CCAR | Colorado Center For Astrodynamics Research |
| RAMS | Random Access Measurement System |
| AFSAS | Air Force Director For Strategic Force Analysis |
| AEERL | Air And Energy Engineering Research Laboratory |