| Acronym | Meaning |
| RPS | Revolutions Per Second |
| VP | Verification Polarization |
| IAD | Interface Analysis Document |
| W | Wide |
| PCOT | Payload Center Operations Team |
| SAM | SYstem Activation And Monitoring |
| ME | Management Engineering |
| AIRS | Atmospheric Infrared Sounder |
| CAL | Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory |
| TPSE | Thermal Protection Subsystem Experiments |