Is Spacecraft Mobility a Nearer Threshold?

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There are things that are related to really, vickers on on the ground that wants to be able to do some kind of a, you know, mobility services. And then there are also, you know, i heard also something which is ated to a space debris. It is coughing for space grade harder than an automotive grade. You can think about it as a ulike a virtual train, because you can actually know exactly where this veiclean is going to be rating.

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