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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Five international space agencies, including NASA, and more than a dozen countries have contributed to the assembly of the space station, which is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2030.
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Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The Crew-12 mission has gained urgency as the space station has been understaffed since a medical evacuation in January.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
But the moonshot was delayed to March because of a hydrogen leak in its Space Launch System rocket, clearing the way for NASA to move up the Falcon 9 space station flight.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Crew-12 after arrival will become part of Expedition 74 as the space station continues more than 25 years of continuous human presence.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The Crew-12 mission has gained urgency as the space station has been understaffed since a medical evacuation in January.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
But the moonshot was delayed to March because of a hydrogen leak in its Space Launch System rocket, clearing the way for NASA to move up the Falcon 9 space station flight.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Crew-12 after arrival will become part of Expedition 74 as the space station continues more than 25 years of continuous human presence.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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