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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Musk fired back by saying that his company would decommission its Dragon capsule, which is currently America's only means of transportation to the space station.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 June 2025
The capsule, which sits atop the Falcon 9 for launches to orbit, is capable of transporting both NASA astronauts and cargo to the space station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The Dragon is slated to dock with the space station Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. for a planned two-week stay during which crew members will participate in a heavy schedule of science experiments, technology demonstrations and media outreach.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
The astronauts were forced to wait aboard the space station for nine months for a Dragon capsule to arrive to take them back.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 7 June 2025
The capsule, which sits atop the Falcon 9 for launches to orbit, is capable of transporting both NASA astronauts and cargo to the space station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The Dragon is slated to dock with the space station Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. for a planned two-week stay during which crew members will participate in a heavy schedule of science experiments, technology demonstrations and media outreach.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
The astronauts were forced to wait aboard the space station for nine months for a Dragon capsule to arrive to take them back.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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“Space station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20station. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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