| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSPRO | Space Shuttle Program Resident Office |
| GE | General Electric |
| PGORS | Payload Ground Operations Requirements Study |
| OG | Outer Gimbal (Roll) |
| SWT | Supersonic Wind Tunnel |
| HGDS | Hazardous Gas Detection System |
| SMRD | Spin Motor Run Discrete |
| LOP | Input/Output Processor |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer |
| SSPM | Space Shuttle Program Manager |