| Acronym | Meaning |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| MPM | Manipulator Positioning Mechanism |
| V-A | Volt-Ampere |
| TASPR | Total Air Temperature |
| MDTSCO | McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Company |
| LH2 | Liquid Hydrogen |
| STDN | Spaceflight Tracking And Data Network |
| CDS | Central Data Subsystems (LPS) |
| DWS | Disaster Warning Satellite |
| CLIP | Combined Laser Instrumentation Package |