| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
| STIWG | Satellite Telemtry Interagency Working Group |
| UVDM | Ultraviolet Double Monochromator |
| WDC | World Data Center(s) |
| RAMOS | Remote Automatic Meteorological Observing Station |
| UT / LS | Upper Troposphere/ Lower Stratosphere |
| ANSS | American Nature Study Society |
| MSS | Mass Storage System |
| AALC | Amphibious Assault Landing Craft |
| IAAC | International Antarctic Analysis Center |