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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The companies that figure out how will not need a stack of paper to the space station or massive power plants and data centers. — Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Following the northward path of the space station's orbit at the time, the rocket flew a trajectory along the United States' East Coast. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026 In a cozy suburb of Minneapolis, a guy in a blue jumpsuit is once again stuck aboard a space station with his robot pals, watching the worst movies ever made. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 In offering to furnish these initial flights, NASA is taking a significant burden off private space station providers, which are already undertaking a challenging task in constructing, testing, and flying orbital space stations. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for space station

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First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of space station was in 1930

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space station

noun
: an artificial satellite designed to stay in orbit permanently and to be occupied by humans for long periods

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