| Acronym | Meaning |
| FIL | Filament |
| PMIS | Personnel Management Information System |
| TRI | Payload Furnished Mars Tape Recorder (1 Of 2) |
| SS | Station Set |
| R | Range Rate |
| MDC | Mission Duty Cycle |
| ELS | Earth Landing System (Subsystem) |
| DOD-STP | Department Of Defense-Standard Satellite |
| EMCI | Engineering Model Configuration Inspection |
| SLF | Shuttle Landing Facility (KSC) |