| Acronym | Meaning |
| SURE | Shuttle Users Review And Evaluation |
| VITT | Vehicle Integration Test Team |
| TELCOM | Telecommunications |
| TTE | Time To Event |
| GOCA | GrGOCAGround Operations Control Area |
| SBTC | Speed Brake/thrust Controller |
| MGA | Middle Gimbal Angle |
| FOSO | Flight Operations Scheduling Officer |
| LVLH | Local Vertical/Local Horizontal |
| CCDR | Contractor Critical Design Review |