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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This rule exists because countries have historical reasons to be concerned about other countries messing with their satellites and space stations.
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Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Fincke and Yui familiarized Williams with space station hardware, operations and systems.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
This technology promises to reduce waste, extend mission lifetimes, and enable the eventual construction of larger, more complex orbital infrastructure, from advanced telescopes to future space stations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
In November 2025, three Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station were forced to delay their return to Earth because their capsule had been struck by a piece of space debris.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
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Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Fincke and Yui familiarized Williams with space station hardware, operations and systems.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
This technology promises to reduce waste, extend mission lifetimes, and enable the eventual construction of larger, more complex orbital infrastructure, from advanced telescopes to future space stations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
In November 2025, three Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station were forced to delay their return to Earth because their capsule had been struck by a piece of space debris.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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