| Acronym | Meaning |
| EFNS | Educational Foundation For Nuclear Science |
| MLO | Mauna Loa Observatory |
| JMOF | Joint Meteorological Observing Facility |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| ADO | Associate Director For Operations |
| AAG | Association Of American Geographers |
| OO | Object Oriented |
| CCTM | Community Chemistry Transport Model |
| STSP | Solar Terrestrial Science Programme |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |