| Acronym | Meaning |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| SDVR | Single-Doppler Velocity Retrieval |
| ARG | Accident Response Group |
| STOL | Short Takeoff And Landing |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| IMPROVE II | Improvement Of Cloud & Precipitation Physics In Mesoscale Models ? 2nd Generation |
| ACAS | Advisory Committee For Atmospheric Sciences |
| PAN-CIMS | PAN Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| LAS | LAGEOS Apogee Stage |
| TELNET | TCP/IP Network |