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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What’s more, space stations should be repurposed as refueling and repair hubs.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
The Soviet Union was dissolved while Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev was on board the Mir space station in 1991.
—Maham Javaid The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 25 years and 26 days.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The crew will spend around eight months aboard the space station as Expedition 73/74 members, before returning to Earth in summer 2026.
—Health Reporter, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
The Soviet Union was dissolved while Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev was on board the Mir space station in 1991.
—Maham Javaid The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 25 years and 26 days.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The crew will spend around eight months aboard the space station as Expedition 73/74 members, before returning to Earth in summer 2026.
—Health Reporter, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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