| Acronym | Meaning |
| HNDLER | Handler |
| PLB | Payload Bay |
| RIC | Resistance Inductance And Capacitance |
| NOCC | Network Operations Control Center (GSFC) |
| PVRD | Purge |
| SLD | Stiff-Leg Derrick |
| DPP | Data Processing And Software |
| ROS | Removable Overhead Structure |
| UBIC | Universal Bus Interface Controller |
| D | Deliver (Delivery) |