| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESECA | Energy Supply & Environmental Coordination Act |
| SSL | Space Sciences Laboratory |
| AA | Activity Area |
| EBAM | Electron-beam-accessed-memory |
| EPI | Electronic Position Indicator |
| LIRIS | Loral IR Imaging System |
| CE | Combustion Engineering |
| ELP | Emission Line Polarimeter |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| CAGEX | CERES/ARM/GEWEX Experiment |