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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During their spacewalk, the pair will prepare the space station for another new set of solar panels and move an antenna on the 260-mile-high complex.
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CBS News, 1 May 2025
The cargo spacecraft launched to the ISS from Russia's launch site in Kazakhstan on Feb. 27, and arrived to the space station to dock two days later.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 May 2025
Fermenting miso in space expands food diversity and also illustrates the complex microbiology of a seemingly sterile space station.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
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—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 1 May 2025
The cargo spacecraft launched to the ISS from Russia's launch site in Kazakhstan on Feb. 27, and arrived to the space station to dock two days later.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 May 2025
Fermenting miso in space expands food diversity and also illustrates the complex microbiology of a seemingly sterile space station.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
2.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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