| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| AFSPCMAN | Air Force Space Command Manual |
| AIS | Abbreviated Injury Scale |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CMS | Contingency Management System |
| COLA | Collision Avoidance |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| EAV | Experimental Aerospace Vehicle |
| Ec | Expectation of Casualty |
| ELV | Expendable Launch Vehicle |
| ERPG | Emergency Response Planning Guidelines |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FTS | Flight Termination System |
| GHz | Gigahertz |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ISS | International Space Station |
| IV&V | Independent Verification and Validation |
| KHB | Kennedy Handbook |
| KHz | Kilohertz |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASA STD | NASA Technical Standard |
| NPD | NASA Policy Directive |
| NPR | NASA Procedural Requirements |
| NSS | NASA Safety Standard |
| NSTS | National Space Transportation System |
| Pc | Probability of Casualty |
| RCC | Range Commanders Council |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RLV | Reusable Launch Vehicle |
| RSO | Range Safety Officer |
| RSRMP | Range Safety Risk Management Plan |
| UAV | Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle |