space station
nounDefinition of space station
: 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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In the meantime, a mini space station dubbed the Gateway — whose need is questioned even by some within NASA — would be built in lunar orbit. — Author: Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News, "Moon back in NASA’s court 50 years after 1st lunar landing," 22 July 2019 Then in 1997, Linenger rode shuttle Atlantis to the Russian space station Mir, becoming one of the handful of Americans who participated in the Shuttle-Mir program. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landings recall great contributions of San Diego’s aerospace industry," 21 July 2019 As such, the company’s latest releases include some fairly realistic-looking playsets: There’s a deep space rocket and mission control, a modular space station, space shuttles, a rover, and more. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "A Lego designer talks about designing spaceships and collaborating with NASA," 21 July 2019 That vision included a reusable rocket plane, a space station, a moon base, and eventually settlements on Mars. — Taylor Dinerman, National Review, "Why Apollo 11 Matters," 20 July 2019 Goodyear is one of several companies with research projects aboard SpaceX’s 18th commercial resupply mission to the space station, or CRS-18. — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Goodyear sends tire research to International Space Station," 19 July 2019 Mr Bezos, the richest man in the world, wants to see millions of people making a living on space stations, perhaps before Armstrong’s footprint marks its centenary. — The Economist, "A new age of space exploration is beginning," 18 July 2019 In July 1973, Bean was the spacecraft commander for the Skylab 3 mission, which traveled to the first American space station, Skylab. — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, "Space race: Michigan's ties to NASA, Apollo program," 18 July 2019 So maybe a space station for David Blaine, but pretty much no one else. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Pentagon Wants Its Own Tiny Space Station," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'space station.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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