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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

it is a compound noun

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The distinction between a noun modified by an adjective or noun adjunct and a simple compound noun in English is not well defined. You can absolutely call space an adjective in this case.