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space platform

American  

space platform British  

noun

  1. another name for space station

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of space platform

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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This idea required more astronomical cost and effort because they would need a space platform and a dust supply that could be easily replenished.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

“We were very plugged into conversations happening online, which informed how conscious we were about creating a brand-new space, platform and project,” Diosa said of their Latina focus.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2020

Allen says his enormous airplane and spaceship system will go to “the next big step: a private orbital space platform business.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2011

Allen says his enormous airplane and spaceship system will go to "the next big step: a private orbital space platform business."

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2011

Ninety-some hours after blast-off from the space platform, the rocket-ship turned end for end and began to blast to kill its velocity toward the moon.

From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray