| Acronym | Meaning |
| LARC | Langley Research Center |
| OFDA | Office Of Foreign Disaster Assistance |
| HEOS | Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| SSC | Scientific Steering Committee |
| NPAS | Network Planning And Analysis System |
| MSU | Mass Storage Unit |
| AMRR | Army Material Research Reactor |
| AEW | Airborne Early Warning |
| FSEC | Florida Solar Energy Center |