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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Three missions to the Skylab space station launched from here in 1973-1974.
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Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Their commander is Wiseman, a retired Navy captain who lived aboard the space station in 2014 and later headed NASA’s astronaut corps.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Now, she’s headed far beyond the space station — all the way around the Moon.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The first Orion spacecraft was likely to arrive after the space station ceased operations.
—Emily A. Margolis, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
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Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Their commander is Wiseman, a retired Navy captain who lived aboard the space station in 2014 and later headed NASA’s astronaut corps.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Now, she’s headed far beyond the space station — all the way around the Moon.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The first Orion spacecraft was likely to arrive after the space station ceased operations.
—Emily A. Margolis, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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