| Acronym | Meaning |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| WSGT | White Sands Ground Terminal |
| DCCS | Dynamic Cell Culture System |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| CITA | Canadian Institute For Theoretical Astrophysics |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| OTA | Optical Telescope Assembly |
| CM | Center Of Mass |
| GMS | Geostationary Meterological Satellite |