| Acronym | Meaning |
| SP-FGS | Flight And Ground Systems Office (KSC Shuttle) |
| INTLK | Interlock |
| PD | Project Directive |
| CFRP | Carbon Fiber Reinfr- |
| MPSR | Mission Profile Storage And Retrieval |
| HFA | High Frequency Accelerometer |
| CS | STS Cargo Operations (KSC Directorate) |
| PETS | Payload Environmental Transportation System |
| CTC | Chief Test Conductor |
| R/O | Rollout |