| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESA | Explosive Safe Area (KSC) |
| OALC | Ogden Air Logistics Center |
| EMCI | Engineering Model Configuration Inspection |
| OFTM | On-Orbit Flight Technique Meeting |
| DAP | Data Acquisition Plan |
| EOP | Experiments Of Opportunity |
| UTC | Universal Test Console |
| IH/SR | Integration Hardware And Software Review |
| PLB | Payload Bay |
| OIT | Orbiter Integrated Test |