manned space station

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• Space Station Freedom — was the name given to NASA s project to construct a permanently manned Earth orbiting space station. Although approved by then president Ronald Reagan and announced in the 1984 State of the Union Address, Freedom was never constructed or… …   Wikipedia

• Space station — The International Space Station in May 2011 A space station (or orbital station) is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew which is designed to remain in space (most commonly in low Earth orbit) for an extended period of time, and to which… …   Wikipedia

• space station — space station, adj. an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc. Also called space platform. [1940 45] * * * Manned artificial structure designed to revolve …   Universalium

• space station — space sta tion, n. a manned artificial satellite orbiting the earth designed for extended occupation and use by multiple crews in succession. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• space station — ► NOUN ▪ a large artificial satellite used as a long term base for manned operations in space …   English terms dictionary

• Manned Space Flight Network — The Manned Space Flight Network (abbreviated MSFN, pronounced misfin ) was a set of tracking stations built to support the American space efforts of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Skylab. There were two other space communication networks at this… …   Wikipedia

• space station — noun a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research • Syn: ↑space platform, ↑space laboratory • Hypernyms: ↑satellite, ↑artificial satellite, ↑orbiter • Instance Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• International Space Station — ▪ space station   space station assembled in low Earth orbit largely by the United States and Russia, with assistance and components from a multinational consortium.  The project, which began as an American effort, was long delayed by funding and …   Universalium

• space station — space′ sta tion n. ars a manned spacecraft or satellite orbiting the earth for an extended period of time, used for assembling and serving other spacecraft, for observation and research, etc • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang

• International Space Station — ISS redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station …   Wikipedia

• space station — noun a large artificial satellite used as a long term base for manned operations in space …   English new terms dictionary