| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIH | National Institute Of Health |
| ND | Near-dedicated |
| AIRS | Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere |
| LSU | Louisiana State University |
| ACA | American Conservation Association |
| AAR | Affirmative Action Representative |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| AACS | Airborne Activity Confinement System |
| POC | Project Operations Center |
| SR | Steradian |