| Acronym | Meaning |
| UHF | Ultra-high Frequency |
| AVCS | Advanced Vidicon Camera Service |
| CDW | Critical Design Walk-through |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer |
| AWG | American Wire Gage |
| ODW | Omega Dropwindsonde |
| FTAM | File Transfer Access Management |
| PEL | Photo-electron Layer |
| DRGS | Direct Read-out Ground Station |
| MAPS | Mesoscale Analysis And Prediction System |