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ISS

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abbreviation

  1. International 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

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During her time on the ISS in 2019 to 2020, "she learned to play a song for her husband on the keyboard for their wedding anniversary".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"We know how fortunate all of us are as humans to come up here and look down at the Earth from above," said ISS Crew-12 commander Jessica Meir.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Families have been upping their 529 contributions in part because of the additional uses, said Paul Curley, director of savings research at ISS Market Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Glover wasn’t really supposed to be the first Black person to serve on an ISS expedition, either.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Currently all flights to the ISS are conducted through the Russian Federal Space Agency.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson