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space station
noun
- an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
space station
noun
- any large manned artificial satellite designed to orbit the earth during a long period of time thus providing a base for scientific and medical research in space and a construction site, launch pad, and docking arrangements for spacecraft Also calledspace platformspace laboratory
space station
- A structure being assembled in space by an international partnership led by NASA . The space station will be a permanent habitat at which scientific and technological work can be carried out. Building a space station is considered the next step in the development and exploration of space, although there is controversy concerning its cost and the value of the research that will be carried out there.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of space station1
Example Sentences
They carried out an array of experiments on board the orbiting lab and conducted spacewalks, with Suni breaking the record for the woman who spent the most hours outside of the space station.
As the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth every 24 hours, it travels through 16 sunrises and sunsets, treating those on board to a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes.
Throughout their mission there have always been spacecraft attached to the space station to get them - and the rest of those onboard - home if there was an emergency.
The astronauts have consistently said that they have been happy to be on board the space station, with Suni Williams describing it as her "happy place".
It happens underwater in a giant pool, complete with a spacesuit and a mock-up of the space station, she explained.
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