| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCC | Mission Control Center (JSC) |
| FUS | Fuselage |
| RECP | Request For Engineering Change Proposal |
| PB | Preburner (P/B Preferred) |
| LIB | Left Inboard |
| DCKNG | Docking |
| PGR | SPacelab Planning And Ground Rule |
| IGAX | Inner Gimbal Axis |
| NSP | Network Signal Processor |
| PAE | Problem Assessment Engineer |