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A new discussion partner says that the International Space Station is beyond the pull of Earth’s gravity, as evidenced by inhabitants in a weightless condition. Correct this misconception.

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A new discussion partner says that the International Space Station is beyond the pull of Earth’s gravity, as evidenced by inhabitants in a weightless condition. Correct this misconception.

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The gravitational pull of Earth constantly influences the international space station. The ISS experiences continuous perpendicular gravitational pull, which only changes the ISS's motion's direction in order to maintain its orbit around the Earth. The ISS is constantly falling because of this.

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