| Acronym | Meaning |
| SWLC | Salt Water Leak Check |
| HEAO | High Energy Astronomical Observatory |
| SEPAC | Space Experiments With Particle Accelerators |
| ARC | Ames Research Center (NASA) |
| ADFRF | Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |
| ADS | Astrophysical Data System (at Havard-Smithsonian CfA) |
| DCA | Defense Communications Agency |
| CYSF | Cape York Space Facility |
| HRSR | High-Resolution Scanning Radiometer |