| Acronym | Meaning |
| MTF | Mississippi Test Facility |
| USDA | United States Department Of Agriculture |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol |
| FS | Flight Segment |
| BMI | Battelle Memorial Institute |
| NODS | NASA Ocean Data System |
| GALE | Genesis Of Atlantic Lows Experiment |
| LTCS | Lower Thermosphere Coupling Study |
| PPTV | Parts Per Trillion (by Volume) |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation |