| Acronym | Meaning |
| OTDA | Office Of Tracking And Data Acquisition (now OSTDS) |
| ERRC | Expendability/Recoverability/Repair Capability |
| SAB | Shuttle Avionics Breadboard |
| TCS | Test Control Supervisor |
| LTD | Lift-to-Drag |
| VCT | Voltage Control Transfer |
| GBS | Ground Based Software |
| HEMI | Hemispherical (S-Band Antenna) |
| SPIMS | Shuttle Program Information Management System |
| LLPO | Launch And Landing Project Office |