| Acronym | Meaning |
| SESC | Shuttle Events Sequential Control |
| DEMOD | Demodulate |
| MOU | Memorandum Of Understanding |
| SVAB | Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building |
| MTA | Major Test Article |
| PSF | Processing And Storage Facility (ET) |
| FFM | Free-Flying (Experiment) Module |
| PSE | Payload Service Equipment |
| VPF | Vertical Processing Facility |
| HAL/S | High Order Assembly Language For Shuttle Flight |