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

Examples of space station in a Sentence

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As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 24 years, 11 months and 15 days. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Produced by Snarky Elephant Productions, the show is an offbeat yet timely exploration of the immigrant experience, told through the lens of a Chinese family running a failing restaurant on a space station orbiting Mars. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 The agency is also investing in and encouraging development of commercial space stations to ensure a sustainable low-Earth orbit economy. Matt Alderton, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025 And the goal of Artemis IV+ HLS, with SpaceX, is to put astronauts into the first lunar space station, helping NASA and its partners to prepare for an eventual human mission to Mars. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for space station

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of space station was in 1930

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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

space station

noun
: an artificial satellite designed to stay in orbit permanently and to be occupied by humans for long periods

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