| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACF | Automated Control Function |
| HJD | Helicentric Julian Date |
| LOX | Liquid OXygen |
| GDCLS | General Dynamics Commercial Launch Services |
| SSME | Space Shuttle Main Engine |
| RKA | Rossiskoye Kosmicheskoye Agentsvo |
| AFP | Air Force Program |
| OSCAR | Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio |
| TES | Thermal Emission Spectrometer |
| EUV | Extreme UltraViolet |