| Acronym | Meaning |
| OTS | Off-the-Shelf |
| MSS | Multispectral Scanner System |
| SADEC | SAFESan Andreas Fault Experiment |
| NOC | Network Operation Control |
| GDA | Gimbal Drive Actuator/Assembly |
| ECLSS | Environmental Control And Life Support System |
| PDS | Power Distribution System (Subsystem) |
| DECL | Direct Energy Conversion Laboratory (JSC) |
| MAU | Million Accounting Units |
| HRDR | High Rate Digital Recorder |