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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Meantime, as the 10 people currently in space—seven aboard the International Space Station and three aboard China’s Tiangong space station—will learn anew, the view from the balcony often doesn’t measure up.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
From December 2014 to June 2015, Virts was aboard the space station as commander for NASA expedition 43.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
Voyager has a history of working on the International Space Station and is one of a handful of companies selected by NASA to design and develop commercial space stations.
—Judith Kohler The Denver Post (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024
Things were getting weird again between mission control and the space station S.A.B.E.R.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
In a departure from the Apollo era, Artemis is more reliant on international partners and private companies to deliver space station components, rockets, space suits and lunar landers.
—Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024
Clad in a tailored bright blue NASA uniform sporting her mission badges and a red name badge denoting her status as a U.S. Marine, Mann shared her story of her journey from a high school soccer field to living in a space station 250 miles above the planet.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
After spending months aboard, Virts admits that the space station doesn’t have great viewing windows.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
China's Tiangong space station is the only other one currently in operation.
—Judith Kohler The Denver Post (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
From December 2014 to June 2015, Virts was aboard the space station as commander for NASA expedition 43.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
Voyager has a history of working on the International Space Station and is one of a handful of companies selected by NASA to design and develop commercial space stations.
—Judith Kohler The Denver Post (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024
Things were getting weird again between mission control and the space station S.A.B.E.R.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
In a departure from the Apollo era, Artemis is more reliant on international partners and private companies to deliver space station components, rockets, space suits and lunar landers.
—Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024
Clad in a tailored bright blue NASA uniform sporting her mission badges and a red name badge denoting her status as a U.S. Marine, Mann shared her story of her journey from a high school soccer field to living in a space station 250 miles above the planet.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
After spending months aboard, Virts admits that the space station doesn’t have great viewing windows.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
China's Tiangong space station is the only other one currently in operation.
—Judith Kohler The Denver Post (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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