| Acronym | Meaning |
| DPP | Deployment Pointing Panels |
| OIC | Orbiter (Orbital) Integrated Checkout |
| PRS | Provisioning Requirements Statement |
| KMI | KSC Management Instruction |
| RCSC | Reaction Control Subsystem Controller |
| TV | Thrust Vector |
| SDSS | Space Division Shuttle Simulator |
| FED | Flight Events Demonstration |
| OPI | Orbiter Payload Interrogator |
| OPTB | Operational Program Time Base |