| Acronym | Meaning |
| TGS | Telemetry Ground Station |
| SAR | Strain Arrestor Plate |
| TRB | Technical Review Board |
| FMC | Food Machinery Corporation |
| GOPG | GrGOPGGround Operations Planning Group |
| FSD | Full Scale Development |
| MPM | Manipulator Positioning Mechanism |
| ROS | Removable Overhead Structure |
| PS | Payload Station |
| PEB | Performance Evaluation Board |