| Acronym | Meaning |
| OIES | Office For Interdisciplinary Earth Studies |
| AL/KAO | AL Kirtland Area Office |
| MPA | Maintenance Purchase Award |
| PIPOR | Programme Of International Polar Oceans Research |
| HI | Human Interface |
| SOLAR-B | N/A |
| TIAA | Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| STSP | Solar Terrestrial Science Programme |
| IAU | International Astronomical Union |