| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSCP | Small Self-Contained Payloads |
| STADU | System Termination And Display Unit |
| CONN | Connect |
| DAU | Data Acquisition Unit |
| PM | Phase Modulation |
| G | Units Of Gravitational Force |
| FPCA | Forward Power Control Assembly |
| RDX | Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine |
| SSPD | Shuttle System Payload Definition (Study) |
| CTRS | Component Test Requirements Specifications |