| Acronym | Meaning |
| SLACE | Surface Layer Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment |
| ELDO | European Launcher Development Organization |
| HRM | High Rate Multiplexer |
| ICO | Interagency Committee On Oceanography |
| F-V | Fussell-Vesely |
| AT | Accelerator Technology |
| WOCE | World Ocean Circulation (or Climate) Experiment |
| CCPR | Clouds And Climate Program |
| SOLVE | SAGE Ozone Loss Validation Experiment |
| FDDA | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |