| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATSD | Assistant To The Secretary Of Defense |
| DNFSB | Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board |
| STRATCOM | Stratospheric Composition Experiment |
| EL NI-O | The Little Boy |
| NVAP | NASA Water Vapor Project |
| SPEC | Scientific Programs Evaluation Committee |
| ITR | Institute Technical Reports |
| MRI | Meteorological Research |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter Ultrav Iolet |
| ALPS | Accidental Launch Protection System |