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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Following launch, the space station’s Canadarm2 will grapple Cygnus no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 1, and the spacecraft will attach to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading by the Expedition 70 crew.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
The new arrivals shared hugs and handshakes with the space station’s seven full-time residents, celebrating with drink pouches sipped through straws.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The mission was then delayed for nearly two weeks as NASA and its Russian space station partner, Roscosmos, investigated a leak on the station's Zvedzda service module, one that has previously been repaired and monitored by flight controllers for years.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 25 June 2025
Essentially, space station operators are worried that the entire station is beginning to lose air.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
The new arrivals shared hugs and handshakes with the space station’s seven full-time residents, celebrating with drink pouches sipped through straws.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The mission was then delayed for nearly two weeks as NASA and its Russian space station partner, Roscosmos, investigated a leak on the station's Zvedzda service module, one that has previously been repaired and monitored by flight controllers for years.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 25 June 2025
Essentially, space station operators are worried that the entire station is beginning to lose air.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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