| Acronym | Meaning |
| HOSC | Huntsville Operations Support Center |
| VMS | Velocity Measuring System |
| NOC | Notation Of Content |
| PR | PulseRate |
| TBF | Test De Bon Fonctionnement (Spacelab) |
| DFCS | Digital Flight Control Software (System) |
| AFSCF | Air Force Satellite Control Facility |
| PRP | Personnel Reliability Program |
| DABS | Discrete Address Beacon SYstem |
| CRN | Contract Revision Number |