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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Orbital space stations have now housed humans continuously for decades.
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
The venture, set for Wednesday, March 18, is also the first spacewalk exclusively featuring Americans since two NASA female astronauts exited the space station in May 2025.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Crew-12 will join Expedition 74 crew members currently aboard the space station.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
But the chip seems engineered for specialized workloads on satellites or space stations, rather than one day processing your ChatGPT prompt from orbit.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
The venture, set for Wednesday, March 18, is also the first spacewalk exclusively featuring Americans since two NASA female astronauts exited the space station in May 2025.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Crew-12 will join Expedition 74 crew members currently aboard the space station.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
But the chip seems engineered for specialized workloads on satellites or space stations, rather than one day processing your ChatGPT prompt from orbit.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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