| Acronym | Meaning |
| POCC | Payload Operations Control Center |
| OAS | Orbiter Avionics System |
| MMCA | Midbody Motor Control Assembly |
| FIAR | Failure Investigation Action Report |
| HQR | Handling Qualities Rating (Cooper-Harper) |
| POP | Preflight Operations Procedures |
| COMPR | Compress |
| CS | Control Segment |
| VRCS | Vernier Reaction Control System |
| SP&S | Special Processes And Sequencing |