| Acronym | Meaning |
| DM | Dark Matter |
| MCCC | Maragone Convection On Closed Containers |
| NGC | New General Catalog |
| ALDP | Advanced Launch Development Program |
| PEM | Particle Environment Monitor |
| VRM | Venus Radar Mapper |
| SWAS | Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| VIB | Vertical Integration Building |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |