| Acronym | Meaning |
| RATS | Real-time Aircraft Tracking System |
| CAC | Climate Analysis Center |
| CCU | Cooler Control Unit |
| TIMS | Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner |
| STEP | Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange Project |
| ADP | Anderson |
| WPL | Wave Propagation Laboratory |
| ID | Inside Diameter |
| ECA | Earth-crossing Asteroids |
| FSDR | Final System Design Review |