| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPAD | Shuttle Payload Accommodation Document |
| PVT | Pyrotechnic Verification Test |
| DPA | Data Processing Assembly |
| GEOSEPS | Geosynchronous Solar Electric Propulsion Stage |
| N2HO4 | Nitrogen Peroxide |
| PTCS | Propellant Tanking Computer System |
| FOPG | Flight Operations Planning Group |
| MT | Mechanical Technician |
| HC | Head Count |
| ATMOS | Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy |