| Acronym | Meaning |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| M&O | Maintenance And Operations |
| CSAM | Crinkled Single Aluminized Mylar |
| CV | Expendable Vehicles Operations (KSC Directorate) |
| PAM | Payload Assist Module |
| MAF | Michoud Assembly Facility |
| VGZ | Velocity To Be Gained (Body Z-Axis) |
| M&C | Monitor And Control Panel |
| SRU | Space Replaceable Units |
| FSO | Functional Supplementary Objective |