| Acronym | Meaning |
| EML | Electromagnetic Laboratory |
| PTA | Potential Toxic Area |
| SBCR | Stock Balance And Consumption Report |
| SOPC | Shuttle Operations Planning Complex |
| PSOP | Payload Systems Operating Procedures |
| LSR | Launch Site Recovery |
| SPN | Shuttle Project Notice (KSC) |
| IUE | Interface Unit Error Count Table |
| PCMMU | PCM Master Unit |
| TGA | Thermal Gravimetric Analysis |