| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSTDN | Ground Space Flight Tracking And Data Network |
| SST | Subsystem Terminal On Spacelab |
| SCA | Shuttle Carrier Aircraft |
| S/W | Software |
| ERSIR | Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar |
| EPOC | External Payload Operations Center |
| PM | Phase Modulation |
| FCL | Freon Coolant Line |
| MMSE | Multiuse Mission Support Equipment |
| ILSSE | Integrated Life Science Shuttle Experiments |