| Acronym | Meaning |
| VTVL | Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing |
| SEM | Space Environment Monitor |
| CITE | Cargo Integration Test Equipment |
| ER | Eastern Range |
| SPAS | Space Pallet Satellite |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| SAA | South Atlantic Anomaly / Single Access Antenna |
| CRIM | Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module |
| CIRRIS | Cryogenic InfraRed Radiance Instrument For Shuttle |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |