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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Exercise and proper hydration can alleviate some of these problems, but any stay in space can still exact a price—especially the long, six- to 12-month shifts that many space station astronauts pull.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Two Chinese astronauts aboard their country’s orbiting space station spent nine hours working outside in the cold vacuum of space, the longest recorded spacewalk, the Chinese space administration has said.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
In the trailer, Michelle Yeoh, who reprises her Star Trek: Discovery role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, is surprised by an unannounced guest at her space station.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Another image showed Ayesha in what appears to be a space station simulator, while other pictures featured the Curry family all dressed up.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Two Chinese astronauts aboard their country’s orbiting space station spent nine hours working outside in the cold vacuum of space, the longest recorded spacewalk, the Chinese space administration has said.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
In the trailer, Michelle Yeoh, who reprises her Star Trek: Discovery role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, is surprised by an unannounced guest at her space station.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Another image showed Ayesha in what appears to be a space station simulator, while other pictures featured the Curry family all dressed up.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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