| Acronym | Meaning |
| VA/T/VTA | Vibro-Acoustic/Thermal/Vacuum Test Article |
| TV | Transport Vehicle |
| SAB | Shuttle Avionics Breadboard |
| HMF | Horizontal Mating Facility |
| PDB | Performance Data Book |
| CPSE | Common Payload SuPport EquiPment |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| VGIMU | Velocity To Be Gained As Related To IMU Orientati |
| RETRO | Retro Controller (NASA) |
| RF-TK | Radio Frequency Tracking |