| Acronym | Meaning |
| MRL | Manipulator Retention Latch |
| AEPI | Atmospheric Emissions Photo Imaging |
| I | FIntermediate Frequency |
| NWS | Nose-Wheel Steering |
| LARSSYAA | Laboratory For Application Of Remote Sensing System |
| BPT | Body Point |
| UT&GS | Uplink Text And Graphics System |
| SPC | Shuttle Processing Contractor |
| SUMS | Shuttle Upper-Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer |
| PM | Payload Midbody |