| Acronym | Meaning |
| APD | Advanced Planning Division |
| SRON | Space Research Organization Of The Netherlands |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| AMMS | Advanced Microwave Moisture Sounder |
| UWGB | University Of Wisconsin At Green Bay |
| IGY | International Geophysical Year |
| OMDR | Optical Memory Disk Recorder |
| GN AND C | Guidance |
| SAFE | A Proposed Australian Savanna Fire Experiment |
| DEST | Directed Energy Science & Technology |