| Acronym | Meaning |
| EVCU | Extravehicular Communications Umbilical |
| FND | Facility Need Date |
| OESS | Orbiter/ET Separation Subsystem |
| FHF | First Horizontal Flight |
| HAL/S | High Order Assembly Language For Shuttle Flight |
| MCDS | Multifunction CRT Display System |
| HRDS | High Rate Data Station |
| KHB | KSC Handbook |
| Q | Alpha Pitch Dynamic Pressure |
| RI | Rockwell International |