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

Recent Examples on the Web

According to his post on X sharing the image, Menon used an iPhone to capture the photo from the space station's cupola, a domed structure built by the European Space Agency that features six circumferential windows and central nadir viewing window. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Based on sources, Ars reported that this is indeed the case, that the primary factor now for when Starliner launches is port availability on the space station. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Beijing’s Tiangong space station will soon put additional astronauts in orbit. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

This myth grew out of a NASA study from the 1980s that tested if certain houseplants could remove toxins from the air in a closed environment like a space station. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for space station

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

space station

noun

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