| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRE | Notice Of Revised Estimate |
| ATAMC | Air Transport Association Meteorological Committee |
| CARB | California Air Resources Board |
| ESI | Earth Systems Institute |
| S/N | Signal-to-noise Ratio |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite |
| FASE | Foundation For Advancement In Science And Education |
| PDW | Preliminary Design Walk-through |
| FX | FSL's X-window Workstation |
| CAL | Continental Air Lines |