- scientific space station
- • космическа научна станция
English-Bulgarian polytechnical dictionary . 2013.
scientific space station
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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
space station — noun (C) a large spacecraft that stays above the Earth and is a base for people travelling in space or for scientific tests: Mir, the Soviet space station orbiting earth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Assembly of the International Space Station — An artist s impression of the International Space Station s configuration as of March 2011 … Wikipedia
