| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCF | Standard Cubic Feet |
| M&O | Maintenance And Operations |
| MBPS | Megabits Per Second |
| EMCC | Emergency Mission Control Center |
| ORD | Operational Readiness Date |
| GRTLS | Glide Return To Launch Site |
| FLC | Federal Library Committee |
| CC | Communications Control |
| SOP | Spacelab OPportunity Payload |
| SEB | Source Evaluation Board |