| Acronym | Meaning |
| BDA | BermudaIsland |
| OSF | Office Of Space Flight (now OSTS) |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| SS | Subsystem |
| DOT | Department Of Transportation |
| OIA | Orbiter Interface Adapter |
| FCP | Failure Correction Panel |
| FTRD | Flight Test Requirements Document |
| RM | Redundancy Management |
| PIND | Particle Impact Noise Detection |