| Acronym | Meaning |
| RSMM | Redundant System Monitor Model |
| GAC | Ground Attitude Control |
| ECC | Engineering Critical Component |
| EBW | Electron Beam Welding |
| NSTL | National Space Technology Laboratory (was MTF) |
| HEAO | High Energy Astronomy Observatory |
| IPS | IRInclination Of The Ascending Return |
| SLOS | Star Line Of Sight |
| CTSD | ComPuter Test Sequences Document |
| LCG | Liquid Cooled Garment |