| Acronym | Meaning |
| RCI | Rodent Cage Interface |
| DIRBE | Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
| PAM-D | Payload Assist Module |
| ENSO | El Nino/Southern Oscillation |
| KPNO | Kitt Peak National Observatory |
| CM | Central Meridian |
| CRAF | Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Flyby |
| LARC | Langley Research Center |
| ATLAS | Atmospheric Laboratory For Applications And Science |
| SEI | Space Exploration Initiative |