| Acronym | Meaning |
| AORD | Astronaut Operations Requirements Document |
| WIMPS | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| SDHS | Satellite Data Handling System |
| AFP | Approved Funding Program |
| EACR | Environmental Area Characterization Report |
| IOC | Inception Of Contract |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control |
| NTRANS | Metacode Translator |
| PE | Payload Executive |
| EM | Electromagnetic Conductivity |