| Acronym | Meaning |
| MERU | Milliearth Rate Unit |
| FOPP | Follow On Parts Production |
| AFE | American Flight Echocardiograph |
| OSE | Orbiter Support Equipment |
| RECP | Receptacle |
| SMG | Superconduction Magnetic Energy Storage |
| RBK | Right Bank |
| VCP | Vandenberg Contract Report |
| LNCH | Launch |
| OCF | Orbiter Computational Facilities |