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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Vast is among several companies – also including Axiom Space – that is developing its own commercial space station envisioned as a replacement for the ISS when the aging orbital laboratory is retired in the years ahead.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Other companies have plans for LEO space stations as well.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Crew-12 will join Expedition 74 crew members currently aboard the space station.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Adenot called out once the capsule docked to the space station 277 miles up.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Other companies have plans for LEO space stations as well.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Crew-12 will join Expedition 74 crew members currently aboard the space station.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Adenot called out once the capsule docked to the space station 277 miles up.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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