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What is going on in the world of space stations today?

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The United States, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Russia, and 11 members of the European Space Agency (ESA)—Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom—are developing a space station that is being assembled in space. Each partner is contributing a portion of the complex, called the International Space Station (ISS).

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