| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESCAP | Economic Social Commission For Asia And The Pacific |
| LITE | Lidar In Space Technology Experiment |
| AWIPS | Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System |
| ERDIP | Experimental R & D Incentives Program |
| EMAD | Equatorial Middle Atmosphere Dynamics |
| LRC | Langley Research Center |
| CCNS | Concerned Citizens For Nuclear Safety |
| PAC | Polar Atmospheric Chemistry |
| ASALM | Advanced Strategic Air Launched Missile |
| OSL | Orbiting Solar Laboratory |