| Acronym | Meaning |
| VP | Shuttle Payloads (KSC VO Dir. |
| TLSA | Torso Limb Suit Assembly |
| RCP | Right Circular Polarization |
| FU | Fuel |
| CSPU | Coi-e Segment Processing Unit |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| OAS | Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator |
| CF | Carrier Frequency |
| HRIR | High Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| VAN | USNS Vanguard (STDN) |