Orbiting Space Station

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OSS
Pronunciation
/ˈɔrbətɪŋ speɪs ˈsteɪʃən/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
NASA

Examples in Context

  1. They have docked a robot module alongside the orbiting space station
  2. This mission, however, is intended as a step towards building a Chinese orbiting space station.
  3. Discovery undocked from the orbiting scientific outpost after re-stocking the space station, repairing its equipment and haul away trash.
  4. The orbiting Discovery crew on the way Sunday to rewire the International Space Station first had to make sure the shuttle's heat shield ( heatshield ) wasn't damaged during lift-off.
  5. Solar flares threaten all of the artificial objects orbiting our planet, including GPS and telecommunications satellites, occupied spacecraft and the International Space Station.

Other meanings of OSS

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Operation Support System Computing
Operational Support System Gov
Operation and Support System Computing