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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Crew-12 will join Expedition 74 crew members currently aboard the space station.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Artemis 4 and the missions to follow were supposed to employ more powerful SLS variants — Block 1B, Block 2 and so forth — which feature an enhanced Exploration Upper Stage to launch heavier elements of the program, such as components for the Gateway space station planned for lunar orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
In early November, Chinese astronauts on board the country’s Tiangong space station made a terrifying discovery.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
With the sick astronaut's identity still a secret, Fincke said at a news conference the space station's ultrasound machine came in handy during the medical crisis.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Artemis 4 and the missions to follow were supposed to employ more powerful SLS variants — Block 1B, Block 2 and so forth — which feature an enhanced Exploration Upper Stage to launch heavier elements of the program, such as components for the Gateway space station planned for lunar orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
In early November, Chinese astronauts on board the country’s Tiangong space station made a terrifying discovery.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
With the sick astronaut's identity still a secret, Fincke said at a news conference the space station's ultrasound machine came in handy during the medical crisis.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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