orbital outpost

/ˈɔːrbɪtl ˈaʊtpoʊst/· noun

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orbital outpost
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Chinese meaning

轨guǐ道dào前qián哨shào站zhàn

绕rào地dì轨guǐ道dào上shàng的de小xiǎo型xíng基jī地dì

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NASA计jì划huà采cǎi购gòu的de私sī营yíng太tài空kōng站zhàn

Example

NASA sets a December deadline for private orbital outposts

NASA为wèi私sī营yíng轨guǐ道dào前qián哨shào站zhàn(太tài空kōng站zhàn)项xiàng目mù设shè定dìng了le12月yuè的de申shēn报bào截jié止zhǐ日rì期qī。

Source: TheStreet · 11 Oct 2026

Background ✎

NASA为wèi私sī营yíng轨guǐ道dào前qián哨shào站zhàn设shè定dìng了le12月yuè的de申shēn报bào截jié止zhǐ期qī,要yào找zhǎo私sī营yíng企qǐ业yè建jiàn造zào接jiē替tì国guó际jì空kōng间jiān站zhàn的de新xīn站zhàn。国guó际jì空kōng间jiān站zhàn已yǐ经jīng老lǎo旧jiù,每měi年nián运yùn营yíng成chéng本běn约yuē30亿yì美měi元yuán,计jì划huà2030年nián左zuǒ右yòu退tuì役yì;NASA此cǐ前qián提tí过guò再zài次cì持chí有yǒu新xīn站zhàn一yī部bù分fèn,这zhè个ge想xiǎng法fǎ现xiàn已yǐ放fàng弃qì。

Roots · etymology

outpost原指军事前哨基地,引申太空站

  • orbital(轨道的)+ outpost(前哨站)

Collocations

  • build an orbital outpost / private orbital outpost / low-Earth-orbit outpost

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