| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECI | Earth Centered Inertia (inertials) |
| E-E | End-to-End |
| NRC | Nonrecurring Costs |
| TR2 | Payload Furnished Mars Tape Recorder (2 Of 2) |
| PF | PoweredFlight |
| HRDR | High Rate Digital Recorder |
| FOC | Focus |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl Orthosilicate |
| GMAL | General Electric Macro Assembly Language |
| SATO | Supply And Transportation Operations |