| Acronym | Meaning |
| BRL | Ballistics Research Laboratory |
| MARC | Middle Atmosphere Responses To Changes |
| IMP | Interplanetary Monitoring Platform |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| AO | Annotated Outline |
| RASTER | (Remote) ASTER |
| ISTP | International Solar Terrestrial Program |
| TRACE-P | Transport And Atmospheric Chemistry Near The Equator |
| NAS | Naval Air Station |
| GMU | Gyro Mechanical Unit |