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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Additionally, the Harmony module both serves as a hub providing air, power and water to the space station, and also acts as an internal connecting port and passageway to science labs and cargo spacecraft.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
At first, the kids run into a space station of some kind.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
In a blow to Boeing, NASA decided in August to have SpaceX return two astronauts brought to the space station by Starliner in June after the capsule developed propulsion problems while docking on its third test flight.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Among the roadblocks were schedule changes related to issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which had carried two NASA astronauts to the space station on a test flight in June but was deemed too risky to return its crew back to Earth.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
At first, the kids run into a space station of some kind.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
In a blow to Boeing, NASA decided in August to have SpaceX return two astronauts brought to the space station by Starliner in June after the capsule developed propulsion problems while docking on its third test flight.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Among the roadblocks were schedule changes related to issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which had carried two NASA astronauts to the space station on a test flight in June but was deemed too risky to return its crew back to Earth.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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