ISS
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Earth's magnetosphere offers some protection against radioactive cosmic rays and solar particles to the orbiting ISS, but no such cover on the Moon.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
During her time on the ISS in 2019 to 2020, "she learned to play a song for her husband on the keyboard for their wedding anniversary".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
According to ISS, another eyebrow-raising element was that the vast majority of Zaslav’s estimated compensation — over 94% — was being derived by the automatic acceleration of stock vesting and the excise tax gross-up payment.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
ISS is in favor of the slate that proposes Fabrizio Palermo as CEO but suggests voting against another term for current chair Nicola Maione and against the election of seven other directors from the list.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Once the ISS was habitable, spaceflights to the station tended to be made of international crews.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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