| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASNT | American Society For Nondestructive Testing |
| TDL | Techniques Development Lab |
| SAFE | A Proposed Australian Savanna Fire Experiment |
| NSBF | National Scientific Balloon Facility |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| MERIT | MERIT |
| FORD | Flight Operations Requirements Document |
| MAC | Apple Macintosh Computer |
| ACIS | Automated Chemical Inventory System |
| DASD | Direct Access Storage Device |