| Acronym | Meaning |
| PUP | Principle User Position Workstation |
| DS-1 | Digital Signal 1 |
| LOTUS | Lower Thermosphere And Upper Stratosphere |
| ASSET | Aerothermodynamicelastic Structure Systems Environmental Tests |
| ERS | Earth Resources Satellite |
| TOGA | Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program(me) |
| TROPAL | Tropical Alert Group |
| JMSC | Joint Meteorological Satellite Communication |
| AGI | American Geological Institute |
| ARG | American Resources Group |