| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAM | R Camera |
| HAC | Heading Alignment Cylinder |
| T/W | Thrust-to-weight |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting GeophYsical Observatory |
| CDT | Central Daylight Time |
| SLP | ERNO Spacelab Program Office |
| ATC | Absolute Time Command |
| FM/FM | Frequency Modulation/Frequency Multiplexing |
| TPSE | Thermal Protection Subsystem Experiments |
| DYN | Dynamic |