| Acronym | Meaning |
| FCR | Flight Control Room |
| SACS | SADshuttle AuthorizedDocument |
| CITE | Cargo Integration Test Equipment |
| DRM | Drawing Requirements Manual |
| ESRO | European Space Research Organization |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| PM | Payload Management |
| DB | Decibel |
| HDA | Housekeeping Data Acquisition |
| FTE | Flight Test Engineer |