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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This little composite tile preserves mission-critical functions, thereby protecting spacecraft, space stations, and people in orbit from increasingly prevalent, yet invisible threats.
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David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 24 years, 11 months and 15 days.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Produced by Snarky Elephant Productions, the show is an offbeat yet timely exploration of the immigrant experience, told through the lens of a Chinese family running a failing restaurant on a space station orbiting Mars.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
The agency is also investing in and encouraging development of commercial space stations to ensure a sustainable low-Earth orbit economy.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
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David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 24 years, 11 months and 15 days.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Produced by Snarky Elephant Productions, the show is an offbeat yet timely exploration of the immigrant experience, told through the lens of a Chinese family running a failing restaurant on a space station orbiting Mars.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
The agency is also investing in and encouraging development of commercial space stations to ensure a sustainable low-Earth orbit economy.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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