| Acronym | Meaning |
| MBB | Messerschmitt-Boklow-Blahn |
| ESRO | European Space Research Organization |
| CM | Configuration Management |
| DRD | Document Requirement Description |
| SEA | Silicon Elastimeter Ablator |
| PPR | Payload Preparation Room |
| T. | B.Toggle Buffer |
| CDS | Closeout DoorSystem |
| TPM | 1Terminal Phase Midcourse #1 |
| AFTE | Autogenic Feedback Training Experiment |