| Acronym | Meaning |
| PMA | Platform Management Application |
| EOPM | Electro-optic Phase Modulated |
| ESMR | Electronically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| HIRRLS | High Resolution Research Limb Sounder |
| LBJSC | Lydon B. Johnson Space Center |
| AIST | Agency Of Industrial Science & Technology |
| XMDSL | X Window Interface Distributed Software Library |
| SIR | Shuttle Imaging Radar |
| C&DM | Configuration And Data Management |
| AL/HPD | AL Health Protection Division |