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A space station is a spacecraft which remains in orbit and hosts humans for extended periods of time. It is therefore an artificial satellite featuring habitation facilities. The purpose of maintaining a space station varies depending on the program. Most often space stations have been research stations, but they have also served military or commercial uses, such as hosting space tourists.

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orbital space station; orbital station
crewed spacecraft, artificial satellite, 
satellite, Salyut 5, Salyut 6, Salyut 7, Skylab, Tiangong-1, Tiangong-2, Tiangong-3, Chinese large modular, Salyut 4, crewed spacecraft, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, orbital, rotating wheel, space dock, commercial, Russian Orbital Service Station, Lunar Gateway, Aleksandr Serebrov, Almaz 1A, Bharatiya Antariksha Station, Bigelow Commercial Space Station, DOS-2, Galactic Suite Spaceresort, Kosmos 1870, Kosmos 557, International Space Station, Lunar Orbital Station, Manned Orbiting Laboratory, Mir-2, Mir, OPS-4, Salyut 1, Salyut 2, Salyut 3, 

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  Bharatiya Antariksha Station ⓘ
  proposed Indian space station

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  Bigelow Commercial Space Station ⓘ
  proposed private space station designed by Bigelow Aerospace

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  commercial space station ⓘ
  space station for commercial usage

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  Galactic Suite Spaceresort ⓘ
  previously planned private space station

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  Lunar Orbital Station ⓘ
  proposed Russian space station in lunar orbit

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  Manned Orbiting Laboratory ⓘ
  cancelled United States Air Force space station

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  OPS-4 ⓘ
  unflown Soviet space station

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  orbital space station ⓘ
  space station orbiting a parent body

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  rotating wheel space station ⓘ
  space station concept

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  Russian Orbital Service Station ⓘ
  proposed Russian space station

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  space dock ⓘ
  concept in science fiction

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  Tiangong-3 ⓘ
  previously planned Chinese space station module

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  Salyut 1 ⓘ
  first space station launched by the Soviet Union

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  DOS-2 ⓘ
  Soviet Salyut space station that suffered a launch failure

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  Salyut 2 ⓘ
  Soviet space station which was launched in 1973

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  Kosmos 557 ⓘ
  Soviet Salyut space station that malfunctioned shortly after launch

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  Skylab ⓘ
  space station launched and operated by NASA

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  Salyut 3 ⓘ
  Soviet space station launched on 25 June 1974

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  Salyut 4 ⓘ
  Salyut space station launched on December 26, 1974

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  Mir-2 ⓘ
  cancelled Soviet space station project

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  Salyut 5 ⓘ
  Soviet space station launched in 1976

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  Salyut 6 ⓘ
  former Soviet orbital space station

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  Salyut 7 ⓘ
  space station launched on 19 April 1982

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  Mir ⓘ
  1986–2001 modular space station in low Earth orbit

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  Kosmos 1870 ⓘ
  

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  Almaz 1A ⓘ
  

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  International Space Station ⓘ
  modular space station in low Earth orbit

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  Tiangong-1 ⓘ
  Chinese prototype space station in orbit from 2011 to 2018

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  Tiangong-2 ⓘ
  former Chinese space station

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  Chinese large modular space station ⓘ
  Chinese space station in low Earth orbit

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  Lunar Gateway ⓘ
  planned lunar international space station

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Dr. von Braun's Sketch of the Space Station 8883912 original

Docked Space Shuttle Discovery and a Soyuz spacecraft

Ring space habitat

Rene Berglund's station

Soyuz TM-28 mission patch

View of aurora taken during ISS Expedition 6

View of Pakistan taken during ISS Expedition 11

France Occitanie 31 Toulouse 04

STS-125 and STS-400 on Launch Pads

STS126-E-19018 - View of Earth

• You Will Go to the Moon - 1959 children's book about spaceflight, English, online
• Haló, je to Země?: úžasné pohledy z Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice - book edition published in 2018, Czech
• The Final Mission - , French, 2000
• Tajemství vesmírné stanice - book edition published in 2017, Czech
• Deep Space Gateway Concept Science Workshop - book published in 2018, English
• Jak přežít ve vesmíru: vše, co potřebujete vědět pro blízkou budoucnost - book edition published in 2020, Czech
• space stations and habitats in fiction - fictional depictions of space stations and habitats in fiction, 2019
• space stations and habitats in fiction - fictional depictions of space stations and habitats in fiction, 2018
• Vesmír v pohybu - book edition published in 2019, Czech, 2018
• Zeptej se astronauta - book edition published in 2018, Czech
• Vesmírné stanice a lodě - book edition published in 2018, Czech

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	space object		Bharatiya Antariksha Station	proposed building or structure, space station	Wikidata
class	space object		Bigelow Commercial Space Station	space station, proposed entity	Wikidata
class	space object		commercial space station	space station	Wikidata
class	space object		Galactic Suite Spaceresort	space station, abandoned project	Wikidata
class	space object		Lunar Orbital Station	space station	Wikidata
class	space object		Manned Orbiting Laboratory	space station, abandoned project, military project	Wikidata
class	space object		OPS-4	space station	Wikidata
class	space object		orbital space station	space station	Wikidata
class	space object		rotating wheel space station	space station	Wikidata
class	space object		Russian Orbital Service Station	space station, proposed building or structure	Wikidata
class	space object		space dock	space station	Wikidata
class	space object		Tiangong-3	space station, abandoned project	Wikidata
class	space object	1971	Salyut 1	space station, space laboratory	Wikidata
class	space object	1972	DOS-2	former entity, space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1973	Salyut 2	space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1973	Kosmos 557	space station, former entity	Wikidata
class	space object	1973	Skylab	space station, space laboratory	Wikidata
class	space object	1974	Salyut 3	space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1974	Salyut 4	space station, space laboratory	Wikidata
class	space object	1976	Mir-2	abandoned project, space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1976	Salyut 5	space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1977	Salyut 6	space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1982	Salyut 7	space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1986	Mir	space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1987	Kosmos 1870	Kosmos, space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1991	Almaz 1A	space station	Wikidata
class	space object	1998	International Space Station	artificial satellite of the Earth, space station, space laboratory	Wikidata
class	space object	2011	Tiangong-1	former entity, space laboratory, space station	Wikidata
class	space object	2016	Tiangong-2	space laboratory, former entity, artificial satellite, space station	Wikidata
class	space object	2021	Chinese large modular space station	space station	Wikidata
class	space object	2025	Lunar Gateway	space laboratory, proposed building or structure, space station	Wikidata
commons	image		Dr. von Braun's Sketch of the Space Station 8883912 original		Commons
commons	image		Docked Space Shuttle Discovery and a Soyuz spacecraft		Commons
commons	image		Ring space habitat		Commons
commons	image		Rene Berglund's station		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TM-28 mission patch		Commons
commons	image		View of aurora taken during ISS Expedition 6		Commons
commons	image		View of Pakistan taken during ISS Expedition 11		Commons
commons	image		France Occitanie 31 Toulouse 04		Commons
commons	image		STS-125 and STS-400 on Launch Pads		Commons
commons	image		STS126-E-19018 - View of Earth		Commons