International Space Station
Britishnoun
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The International Space Station, which has been continuously inhabited by a revolving crew of astronauts in low Earth orbit for over 25 years, has a “very well-worn” training program, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Crabtree worked on mission operations for SpaceX for more than a decade, first with the Falcon 9 rocket and later the Dragon spacecraft designed to ferry humans to the International Space Station.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
The mission is expected to spend as many as 14 days aboard the International Space Station.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
In the 1980s, we heard about the space shuttle, a reusable spacecraft that would be used for Earth-to-orbit missions, including eventually to the International Space Station.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Times like these, I wish my father was a long-haul trucker or worked in the International Space Station.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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