Modular space stations in low Earth orbit that are continuously occupied by rotating crews: the International Space Station and the Chinese Tiangong space station. A station belongs here when its cited article calls it a space station in low Earth orbit with a permanent crew. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
All Permanently Crewed Space Stations
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International Space Station (Wikipedia)
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station in low Earth orbit (LEO).
Wikipedia: Tiangong space station
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The Tiangong space station (Chinese: 天宫; pinyin: Tiāngōng; lit. 'Heavenly Palace'), officially in English the China Space Station (CSS; 中国空间站; Zhōngguó kōngjiānzhàn), is China's first permanently crewed space station, in low Earth orbit since 2021.
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