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Filming in space presents unique challenges compared to filming on Earth. Microgravity causes fluids, equipment, and people to float freely, requiring special precautions. Future space stations and missions could provide opportunities for filming breathtaking scenes of our planet unavailable anywhere else.
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The document analyzes how the media product represents different social groups in terms of class, race, age, gender, and sexuality.
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