| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSGT | White Sands Ground Terminal |
| HAINS | High Accuracy Inertial Navigation System |
| HGA | High Gain Antenna |
| EDRS | European Data Relay Satellite |
| FPD | Flight Projects Directorate |
| SLAP | Space Link Access Protocol |
| GPC | General Purpose Computer |
| NASP | National AeroSpace Plane |
| NOCC | Network Operations Control Center |
| CCRS | Canada Centre For Remote Sensing |