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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The plan cancels the Gateway lunar space station, with its resources being repurposed for the surface base.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
One of the reasons NASA is officially excluding Gateway from its plans is to the ease of its integration with lunar landers' ability to travel from the space station, down to the surface and back.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Closer to home, agency managers vowed to continue efforts to encourage development of commercial space stations to keep American astronauts and researchers in low-Earth orbit after the International Space Station is retired in the 2030 timeframe.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
But despite a lot of space start-ups aiming to build orbiting habitats, no commercial space station has yet materialized, and NASA leadership is losing patience.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
One of the reasons NASA is officially excluding Gateway from its plans is to the ease of its integration with lunar landers' ability to travel from the space station, down to the surface and back.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Closer to home, agency managers vowed to continue efforts to encourage development of commercial space stations to keep American astronauts and researchers in low-Earth orbit after the International Space Station is retired in the 2030 timeframe.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
But despite a lot of space start-ups aiming to build orbiting habitats, no commercial space station has yet materialized, and NASA leadership is losing patience.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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