| Acronym | Meaning |
| SECS | Shuttle Events Control |
| PM | Payload Midbody |
| HAM | Height Adjustment Maneuver |
| ILC | International Latex Corporation |
| MMH | Maintenance Man-Hour |
| SSPD | Shuttle System Payload Description |
| LAAD | Los Angeles Aircraft Division (Rockwell) |
| ESPS | Experiment Segment Pallet Simulator |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| FL | MECH Fluid Mechanical |