| Acronym | Meaning |
| MACRO | Monopoles |
| GOSAMR | Gelation Of Soils: Applied Microgravity Research |
| GMRT | Giant Meter-wave Radio Telescope |
| CDA | Command And Data Acquisition |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observations System |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Office |
| ASTRO | Space Astrophysics Laboratory |
| LHA | Local Hour Angle |
| IAPPP | International Amateur/Professional Photoelectric Photometry |
| PRTLS | Powered RTLS |