space station
noun
: a large artificial satellite designed to be occupied for long periods and to serve as a base (as for scientific observation)
called also space platform
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Vast Space has started testing a qualification model of its first commercial space station but has pushed back the launch of that station into 2026, Space News reports.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
The achievement came two days after Williams and Wilmore joined their fellow two Americans on the space station Tuesday for an exclusive interview with USA TODAY.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Based on the Stanislaw Lem novel that also inspired Andrei Tarkovsky’s towering 1972 film, this new Solaris starred George Clooney as Chris Kelvin, a psychiatrist who travels to a remote space station orbiting the planet Solaris.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Vast Space announced in mid-December a partnership with SpaceX to launch two missions to the ISS, which will be milestones in the company’s plan to launch its first space station, Haven-1, later in 2025.
—Emilio Cozzi, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
The achievement came two days after Williams and Wilmore joined their fellow two Americans on the space station Tuesday for an exclusive interview with USA TODAY.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Based on the Stanislaw Lem novel that also inspired Andrei Tarkovsky’s towering 1972 film, this new Solaris starred George Clooney as Chris Kelvin, a psychiatrist who travels to a remote space station orbiting the planet Solaris.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Vast Space announced in mid-December a partnership with SpaceX to launch two missions to the ISS, which will be milestones in the company’s plan to launch its first space station, Haven-1, later in 2025.
—Emilio Cozzi, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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