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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Northrop Grumman and SpaceX are NASA’s two primary resupply contractors for the space station program, each with its own rockets and cargo ships.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
Moreover, its 24-hour display also tracks mission time in a Coordinated Universal Time/Greenwich Mean Time format, which is essential for life on the space stations.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Seven crew members were on the International Space Station (ISS), and three were on China’s Tiangong space station.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
The spacecraft will remain at the space station until October.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
Moreover, its 24-hour display also tracks mission time in a Coordinated Universal Time/Greenwich Mean Time format, which is essential for life on the space stations.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
Seven crew members were on the International Space Station (ISS), and three were on China’s Tiangong space station.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
The spacecraft will remain at the space station until October.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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