| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOT/CIAP | DOT Climatic Impact Assessment Program |
| TR2 | Payload Furnished Mars Tape Recorder (2 Of 2) |
| SAR | Search And Rescue |
| MAB | Master Acquisition Bus |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| SOP | Spacelab OPportunity Payload |
| PR | Procurement Regulation |
| LUCS | Instrumentation Update Command SYstem |
| HRAA | High Rate Acquisition Assembly |
| LPS/CDS | LPS/Central Data Subsystem |