| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAC | Facilities Advisory Council |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service |
| AXAF | Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility |
| TEXMEX | Tropical Experiment Over Mexico |
| ISCAT | Investigation Of Sulfur Chemistry In Antarctic Troposphere |
| APG | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
| ILI | Instrumentation And Laboratory Improvement |
| HPA | High Power Amplifier |
| DORIS | Determination D'Orbite Et Radiopositionement Integre Par Satellite |
| LOX | Liquid Oxygen |