| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMC | Food Machinery Corporation |
| GSO | Ground Systems Operations |
| RM | Redundancy Management |
| SPHER | Spherical |
| IPS | Lglc)O Passive Thermal Control Section |
| CR | Configuration Review |
| PMHL | Preferred Measurement Hardware List |
| NSTL | National Space Technology Laboratory (was MTF) |
| UL | Underload |
| SPFP | Single Point Failure Potential |