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Even the International Space Station is likely to become less of a cooperative venture, having previously been the ultimate symbol of multinational shared interests.

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For instance, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) experience microgravity, where the sensation of weightlessness is a result of free-falling around Earth.

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