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 small space station will be a multi-purpose outpost supporting lunar surface missions, science in lunar orbit, and human exploration further into the cosmos.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Vast has opened a call for scientific research aboard its Haven-1 private space station, which is set to launch next year.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Some observers have speculated that Washington may have attached conditions to the aid, such as requiring Buenos Aires to possibly curtail or terminate Beijing’s lease on a space station in southern Argentina that the United States believes could eventually have military uses.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
China is set to launch Xuntian, a space telescope that will orbit with the country’s space station, Tiangong.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Vast has opened a call for scientific research aboard its Haven-1 private space station, which is set to launch next year.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Some observers have speculated that Washington may have attached conditions to the aid, such as requiring Buenos Aires to possibly curtail or terminate Beijing’s lease on a space station in southern Argentina that the United States believes could eventually have military uses.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
China is set to launch Xuntian, a space telescope that will orbit with the country’s space station, Tiangong.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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