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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At least a half-dozen private companies plan to launch their own space stations in the coming decades.
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Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2024
Either way, Freedom won’t be returning to earth until February, so Williams and Wilmore have plenty of time to join the space station’s Expedition 72, which has grown to seven strong with Hague and Gorbunov.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
The Crew Dragon fliers were welcomed aboard the space station but its nine-member crew.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
After numerous delays, NASA opted to keep the two astronauts at the space station.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2024
Either way, Freedom won’t be returning to earth until February, so Williams and Wilmore have plenty of time to join the space station’s Expedition 72, which has grown to seven strong with Hague and Gorbunov.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
The Crew Dragon fliers were welcomed aboard the space station but its nine-member crew.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
After numerous delays, NASA opted to keep the two astronauts at the space station.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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