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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With the sick astronaut's identity still a secret, Fincke said at a news conference the space station's ultrasound machine came in handy during the medical crisis.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
In his statement, Fincke thanked his Crew-11 colleagues, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, who were also aboard the space station at the time and are still in space.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Instead, Crew-11 departed on what became NASA’s first medical evacuation from the space station in history, although its was not considered an emergency.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Analysis and experiments Wang, who served as the flight engineer on the Shenzhou-20 mission, had previously worked as an aerospace technician involved in the construction of China's space station before becoming an astronaut.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
In his statement, Fincke thanked his Crew-11 colleagues, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, who were also aboard the space station at the time and are still in space.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Instead, Crew-11 departed on what became NASA’s first medical evacuation from the space station in history, although its was not considered an emergency.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Analysis and experiments Wang, who served as the flight engineer on the Shenzhou-20 mission, had previously worked as an aerospace technician involved in the construction of China's space station before becoming an astronaut.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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