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This is my preview of what the coming year 2025 may hold for the Space sector - including in launch, satcom, earth observation, lunar exploration, in-space manufacturing, science, government, finance, events, etc.
For the second half of the episode, fellow space investors Alexandra Vidyuk and Faraz Khan join me to provide their perspectives, in a roundtable format.
🕰️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:11 - 2025 Space Preview: Format and Caveats
03:31 - Launch Sector
08:56 - Space Hardware and Satellite Communications
11:35 - Lunar Missions and Human Spaceflight
14:37 - Space Manufacturing
17:30 - Science Missions and Government
22:02 - Finance, Investments, and Space Events
26:47 - Special Guests Intro
28:00 - What is exciting in Space in 2025?
30:16 - Potential Concerns
34:07 - Beyond the U.S.
40:43 - Non-obvious Potential Events
47:03 - Wishes for the Space Sector in 2025
📍 About the Guests:
Alexandra Vidyuk is a General Partner at Beyond Earth Technologies investment firm in early-stage space tech, robotics, energy, future computing, and advanced materials; a Venture Partner at Aloniq, a deep tech investment firm; Editor of the Space Ambition blog on Substack.
Faraz Khan is a venture capitalist and technology expert currently serving as Founder and General Partner at Giant Step Capital, a VC firm with a number of space investments including e.g. Varda, Albedo, K2.
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"To Infinity" – Raphael’s Revised Introduction to the Space EconomyThis book provides an insightful look into the space economy, its current trends, and future opportunities.📚 https://a.co/d/6jIQ2LO edX/EPFL's Space Economy MOOCThis course offers a detailed understanding of the New Space Economy, covering key concepts and market developments.🎓 https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-Space Business Newsletter📬 https://spacebusiness.substack.com/ -
Astroscale is a prominent space company from Japan, focused on a variety of on-orbit services incl. active space debris removal. My guest is their Group Chief Operating Officer, Chris Blackerby.
🕰️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:41 - Elevator Pitch
03:22 - On-Orbit Servicing Categories
06:53 - Core Competency of Astroscale: RPOD
09:00 - Tech Stack of current Mission
12:41 - Automated Space Operations and Safety
17:53 - Space Situational Awareness
20:46 - Space Debris
29:22 - Regulations
32:25 - What if we had a catastrophic event in orbit?
35:53 - Astroscale's Vision for a Circular Space Economy
38:19 - Astroscale's Future Plans
41:10 - Astroscale's IPO
43:35 - Chris's journey from NASA to Astroscale
46:23 - U.S. vs. Japanese Space Sector
50:34 - Other Commercial Space Opportunities
52:06 - Chris’ Sci-Fi Favorites
📍 About the Guest:
Chris Blackerby, Group COO of Astroscale. Astroscale is a pioneering company focused on space debris removal, ensuring the sustainability of Earth’s orbits. Based in Tokyo, Chris manages strategic planning, global operations, and the company’s activities across Japan, the UK, and the U.S. He also draws on his extensive experience as NASA’s Attache for Asia, where he forged international partnerships and advised on space policy.
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"To Infinity" – Raphael’s Revised Introduction to the Space EconomyThis book provides an insightful look into the space economy, its current trends, and future opportunities.📚 https://a.co/d/6jIQ2LO edX/EPFL's Space Economy MOOCThis course offers a detailed understanding of the New Space Economy, covering key concepts and market developments.🎓 https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-Space Business Newsletter📬 https://spacebusiness.substack.com/ -
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My guest this week: Mike Grace, Founder and CEO of Longshot Space. Longshot is developing a kinetic launch system, using a multi-injection gas-powered cannon to send payloads to orbit at significantly reduced costs. Mike explains the engineering behind the technology, its economic advantages, and the challenges of creating a system capable of high-velocity launches.
🕰️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Countdown & podcast intro
02:04 - Elevator Pitch
03:37 - Mike’s Bold Pitching Style
05:58 - German heritage
08:46 - Gerald Bull and Project Harp
10:35 - More historical references
15:12 - Longshot Space's kinetic launch system
16:15 - Technical details
19:26 - Challenges and innovations of the technology
27:16 - Single-stage to orbit feasibility
34:24 - Limitations of Rockets
35:47 - Kinetic launch and target orbits
36:59 - Kinetic launch from the Moon
39:21 - Gas handling and launch frequency
48:00 - Longshot's Vision for the Future
01:05:05 - Sci-Fi Favorites
📍 About the Guest:
Mike Grace, Founder and CEO of LongShot Space. After serving in the Army Mike studied economics and found himself, inexplicably, doing an astrobiology internship at NASA Ames. That ended up turning into a job, a wife, a master’s degree in genetics, and several stints at aerospace and biotech startups.
Mike enjoys board games and wearing inflatable t-rex costumes to events where they are not really appropriate.
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"To Infinity" – Raphael’s Revised Introduction to the Space EconomyThis book provides an insightful look into the space economy, its current trends, and future opportunities.📚 https://a.co/d/6jIQ2LO edX/EPFL's Space Economy MOOCThis course offers a detailed understanding of the New Space Economy, covering key concepts and market developments.🎓 https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-Space Business Newsletter📬 https://spacebusiness.substack.com/ -
My guest this week, Karthik Gollapudi, led the software team for SpaceX’s Dragon capsule. In this role, he realized the importance of monitoring complex hardware systems in order to detect faults or ideally prevent them before they even happen. That led him to become co-founder and CEO of Sift, a venture-funded startup dedicated to monitoring and analyzing hardware telemetry, and Sift is the topic of this week’s podcast. Enjoy!
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00:00 Episode intro01:46 Elevator Pitch02:31 What Telemetry is - for Non-Technical Audiences03:37 Telemetry Data in Space Missions06:54 Historical Context and Modern Challenges13:11 SIFT's Role in Anomaly Detection18:02 Product Details and Customer Use Cases20:43 Exploring Diverse Aerospace Ventures21:32 Market Approach22:12 Company Journey and Product Evolution23:24 Origin Story24:22 Addressing Complex Engineering Challenges27:16 Customer Feedback and Product Development29:08 Future Milestones and Vision32:45 SpaceX Alumni Ecosystem33:42 El Segundo: A Hub for Space Startups36:51 What else is interesting in Space & Sci-Fi Favorites -
Integrate is a venture-backed startup from Seattle who are building a platform to facilitate teams collaborating on developing complex hardware, such as space hardware. Integrate’s co-founder & CEO John Conafay is here to talk about how this was done before Integrate, how Integrate aims to improve it, and many other things about the business. Enjoy!
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00:00 Episode intro01:20 Elevator Pitch01:47 Problem with Current Way of Doing Things03:35 Origin Story of Integrate04:18 Challenges in Space Hardware Collaboration06:31 Expanding Beyond Space: Other Industries11:34 The Future of Integrate17:05 Product Details and Customer Experience24:20 Roadmap and Vision30:18 Customer Support & Success39:34 Final Thoughts & Sci-Fi -
Spaceports should become a bigger business going forward if all goes well in the space sector and we will have ever more rockets launching from ever more locations. This is why some private companies are now getting into this market. One of them is Maritime Launch from Canada, who are developing a spaceport in Novia Scotia. My guest this week, Founder & CEO Stephen Matier, will tell us all about what it takes to build a spaceport, operate it, and much more. Enjoy!
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00:00 Episode intro02:00 Elevator pitch03:31 Choosing Nova Scotia for a Spaceport04:52 Challenges and Opportunities in Spaceport Development10:02 Environmental and Safety Considerations14:39 Infrastructure and Logistics17:35 Business Model27:49 Insurance and Liability in Space Launches29:12 Canadian Space Law and Regulations32:29 Sea Launch34:41 Business Development and Customer Acquisition40:11 Financing the Spaceport40:51 Future of Global Spaceports45:36 Community Support and Social License47:26 Exciting Developments in Space Exploration49:12 Sci-Fi -
A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? – That is the title of a book published in late 2023 which then became an instant NY Times bestseller and went on to win a 2024 Hugo Award. My guest this week is Kelly Weinersmith, one of its two authors, together with her husband. The book is a critical, and humorously written, examination of the question of whether humanity should settle space. It touches on everything ranging from legal aspects all the way to having babies in Space. For me as a die-hard proponent of humanity settling in space, this was a fun and insightful conversation to have. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, too!
https://www.acityonmars.com/
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Learn more about space & the space economy:SPACE ECONOMY BOOK: Raphael's fully revised introductory book on the Space economy, "To Infinity" is available in e-book, paperback and audiobook formats - https://a.co/d/6jIQ2LOCheck out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economyUpcoming newsletter - sign up: https://spacebusiness.substack.com/00:00 Episode Introduction01:41 Podcast Introduction02:16 Summary and Insights on 'A City on Mars' book03:15 Challenges of Space Settlement03:35 Becoming a Space Settlement Enthusiast05:08 Concerns About Human Reproduction in Space09:09 Environmental Control and Life Support Systems13:18 International Law and Space Resources22:28 The Race with China and Future Prospects28:30 Military Funding for Space Infrastructure29:37 Geopolitics and Strategy in Space30:49 Technological Gaps and Innovations32:57 Reproduction in Space: Fun and Challenges41:41 Mental Health and Well-being in Space45:44 Arts, Religion, and Community in Space48:15 Future Updates and Books54:23 Sci-fi -
Open Cosmos is a prominent European new space startup providing and operating satellites. They recently won a EUR60MM contract to build a remote sensing constellation for the Greek government, beating out strong and established competitors. Their co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Jordi Barrera Ars is my guest. Enjoy!
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00:00 Countdown00:10 Episode intro00:33 Podcast intro01:45 Elevator Pitch02:32 Challenges in Space Missions03:40 Data Cosmos: Simplifying Space Data03:53 Evolution of the Space Industry12:33 Open Constellation Concept13:39 Customer Collaboration and Data Utilization20:41 Marketplace of Applications24:14 Economic Advantages of Asset Optimization29:40 Customer Use Cases and Exciting Projects30:15 Innovations in Satellite Payloads32:18 Challenges and Opportunities in Space Data35:11 Future Steps for Open Cosmos36:45 Real-Time Data Delivery and Industry Trends44:23 The Impact of Starship on the Space Sector47:27 Trustworthy Data49:20 Favorite Sci-Fi
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HEO, a space startup from Australia, uses sensors on-orbit to identify, characterize and monitor space objects at scale. Objects such as debris, but also active satellites. You can imagine there are a number of civil and defense use cases here. So-called Space Situational Awareness is a big topic these days. HEO’s founder & CEO Will Crowe is one of the best people to talk about it. Enjoy!
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00:00 Countdown00:10 Episode intro00:42 Podcast intro01:27 Introducing Will Crow and HEO's Mission02:48 HEO's Origin Story and Initial Focus on Asteroids04:20 Commercial and National Security Use Cases07:11 Recent Events and National Security Concerns10:42 Challenges and Countermeasures in Space Monitoring15:54 Customer Journey and Tasking Process17:51 Leveraging Existing Satellites and Partnerships23:58 Future Prospects and Monetizing Observation Time25:02 Understanding Spatial Resolution in Space Observation25:44 The Importance of High-Resolution Imaging27:42 Video vs. Still Images in Space Observation28:39 Data Handling and Analysis in Space Observation31:36 Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities37:20 Future Prospects and Technological Innovations42:22 Long-Term Vision and Sci-Fi46:16 Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up
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Relativity Space, from Long Beach, California, is probably one the best-known launch startups in the world. They had a partially successful launch of their Terran One rocket last year, are now working towards the launch of the much larger Terran R, have 1200 employees and raised over $1bn in funding. My guest is their President & CFO Mo Shahzad and we talk about all things Relativity but also a little about the launch market in general. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro2:30 Relativity Space summary5:13 Mo's career incl. switching to the space sector7:00 Acting as a "translator"13:00 Discussing difficulties with clients17:38 Hiring22:00 Steps on the way to Mars28:32 Production and flight cadence31:18 Pricing34:00 Relativity in the broader launch market38:31 Rideshare40:50 Ancillary products43:30 Vision45:48 Interesting things in commercial space49:00 Sci-Fi
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This week we are talking about KickSky, the first incubator for Indian space startups, which is having the demo day of its first cohort on 8-May. I am talking to Ankit Anand, Partner of Riceberg Ventures and a co-founder of KickSky. We talk about why the timing is right for an Indian space incubator, what the incubation program looks like, and many other things. For full disclosure, E2MC, the space venture fund where I am partner, is also part of KickSky. If you have any interest in Indian space, don’t miss this episode!
If you are:
- an Indian startup interested in applying to KickSky- interested in becoming a mentor at KickSky- interested in joining KickSky's investor networkplease go to https://www.kicksky.space
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro2:19 Ankit's background and the Indian space ecosystem13:34 Space Sector in India - Government & commercial17:34 Kicksky's structure and program26:22 Mentoring31:16 Demo-day and practical examples37:12 Experience of being an incubator40:01 Future plans43:08 Apply to Kicksky43:37 Sci-fi
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Johannes Torpe is a well-known Danish designer who, among many other things, was the Creative Director at Bang & Olufsen, and once owned a space-themed night club called NASA. He is passionate about what he calls “domesticating space” – bringing space closer to people at large, beyond the existing space community. We met at Spacecom in Orlando earlier this year and finally had a chance to schedule a podcast episode to talk about all this. Enjoy!
https://www.johannestorpe.com/
Golden space suit event: https://www.designindaba.com/videos/conference-talks/danish-designer-johannes-torpe-power-design-create-universes
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro2:36 Johannes's background6:05 Golden space suit entry11:15 Connecting people to the Space Renaissance18:42 Domesticating Space21:50 The Space Mountain Case and Space "Retroism"27:22 Potential ways of inspiring people31:06 Hotels & Resorts34:15 "Edutainment"37:07 NASA Nightclub42:36 Space & the arts47:57 Current space-related projects53:49 Sci-fi
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PLD Space is a Spanish launch startup. Last October, they successfully completed a suborbital test flight of their Miura-1 rocket. We talk about that flight, their future plans on the way to orbital launch, the launch market at large, and many other things, with my guest, PLD’s CFO, José Manuel Rodríguez. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro2:20 Elevator Pitch6:05 European access to space9:17 Business Model13:17 Specs18:10 Rocket engines19:20 Production capacity20:54 Scaling up23:41 Europe vs. other markets25:50 Customers28:50 Gaining trust with customers33:27 User guide35:40 Launch market39:10 Sovereign launch42:08 Spaceports44:18 Orbits47:00 Future milestones49:45 Team53:38 Other interesting space activities55:30 Sci-Fi
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Space Ambition is a very popular space blog on Substack, with over 11000 subscribers. Its founder Alexandra Vidyuk is our guest this week. She is also a space tech investor at Aloniq VC. We talk about both of her roles. Enjoy!
Space ambition blog: https://spaceambition.substack.com/
Aloniq VC: https://www.aloniq.com/
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro2:08 Alex's activities in the space sector3:10 Space Ambition origins5:48 Transitioning into the space sector7:23 What is Space Ambition?9:04 Topics11:42 "Spotlights"14:30 Insights from Spotlights17:30 Women in Space20:20 Dream guest21:61 Insights of space tech investors22:58 Other space media25:13 Getting into space investing27:28 Other deep tech areas vs. space29:33 Interesting areas in space31:33 Investor perspectives35:53 The Singapore Space Ecosystem38:58 Sci-fi
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Inflatable space modules is what we are talking about in this episode, and that is Max Space’s product, a company that just came out more publicly at Space Symposium. My guest for the episode is CEO & co-founder Aaron Kemmer, who some of you may remember from his previous role as a co-founder of the in-space manufacturing company Made in Space. Aaron and I talk about his motivation to set up Max Space, and how their inflatables can be used for example as habitats, research labs, manufacturing sites and even as sports and entertainment venues in space.For full disclosure: Max Space is a portfolio company of E2MC, the space venture capital fund founded by our host Raphael Roettgen.
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Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:26 Max Space3:32 Rationale for starting Max Space7:22 Inflatables9:26 Space in space13:13 In-space experiments15:51 Business model18:13 Customization for use cases21:13 User guide22:27 Life support and space hazards26:48 End of life planning30:18 Inflatables beyond Earth orbit35:50 Volume36:44 Fitting windows & other structures40:00 Inflating41:00 First module in space43:12 Major to-dos and milestones46:25 Regulatory process47:52 Long-term vision51:20 Other exciting things in the space industry55:07 Sci-fi
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We are talking about the space job market in this episode. My guests are Seyka and Brian Mejeur, the founders of AdAstra, a space talent advisory or headhunting firm. Besides talking about the trends in the space job market in general, we also discuss some advice specifically for job candidates and for space founders. Make sure to listen in!
AdAstra website:
https://adastra.us/
Legacy vs. Startup Talent - article by Brian Mejeur:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/legacy-vs-startup-talent-brian-mejeur-apu2c/?trackingId=cxpwmH5ndwd5B9AjK0yI4w%3D%3D
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Timestamps
0:00 Episode intro2:07 Intro to AdAstra2:37 Life before AdAstra6:29 Market demand & scope of roles8:29 Advice for startups10:51 Startup culture vs legacy culture14:42 Advice for job candidates17:32 Pre-filtering21:22 Interview process25:45 Getting candidates from non-space companies29:40 Bottlenecks35:12 Restrictions on international candidates40:51 Gender imbalance in the space sector45:40 Subsector trends48:10 Roles & skills trends50:25 Regional Trends52:30 Compensation packages57:40 Protecting clients59:35 Space sector general interests1:02:24 Sci-fi
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We are back talking about Earth observation. Specifically about how to make accessing and using EO data user-friendly. Our guest this week is Luke Fischer, co-founder & CEO of Sky-Fi, an Austin-based startup that is essentially an EO market place and app store. Luke tells us all about SkyFi and his view on the state of EO in general. Enjoy!
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro2:35 Elevator pitch3:40 EO data use now8:08 SkyFi's product11:42 A vision for space imagery14:30 Business development17:50 Business model & use cases20:20 Customer service21:30 Market education23:20 Government impact25:30 Trends, future tech & market gaps28:10 Regulatory restrictions 31:50 Consolidation potential impact37:20 User friendliness39:40 Interesting customer behavior & use cases43:40 Next milestones for SkyFi46:10 Ten-year vision49:15 SkyFi is hiring50:15 What else is interesting in the space sector?51:25 Sci-Fi
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Two words: space robotics. Gitai, founded in Japan and now headquartered in the U.S. wants to significantly bring down the cost of labor in space -in orbit, on space stations, on the Moon, even on Mars- with its robotic technology. My guest is Gitai’s founder & CEO, Sho Nakanose.
Gitai website (incl. careers): https://gitai.tech/
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Timestamps0:00 Intro2:31 Elevator Pitch3:50 Gitai's origin story6:18 Pitching the company 7 years ago9:08 Shifting perceptions11:13 Gitai's products13:50 Engineering approach19:12 Use cases24:50 Customers26:40 First lunar use case28:00 First lunar demonstration30:07 Next major milestones32:35 Business model33:45 Vision for the Company35:00 Cost target36:45 Future missions38:45 Mass production & supply chain41:25 Humanoid robots45:25 Terrestrial business options48:40 Gitai is hiring!50:00 What else is interesting in the space sector51:38 Sci Fi
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This is our annual preview episode, about some of the key things which may happen in the space sector in 2024.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro1:40 Preview episode initial remarks2:27 Launch10:07 Spacecraft10:43 Human spaceflight14:12 Lunar15:55 Science17:17 Government18:05 Satellite Communications18:48 Earth Observation19:20 OSAM20:44 Finance and Funding24:00 Events and Education24:58 Poll on most exciting space events in 2024
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In-space manufacturing is what we are discussing in this episode, and we have a really cool and qualified guest: Jessica Frick is a researcher at Stanford’s XLab, the extreme environment microsystems lab. They recently held a workshop on semiconductor manufacturing in microgravity, just published a white paper about it (linked below), and are now setting up an institute focused on manufacturing advanced materials in microgravity. Enjoy!
The Institute for In-Space Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
https://rb.gy/b4661j
White paper: Semiconductor Manufacturing in Low-Earth Orbit for Terrestrial Use
https://osf.io/preprints/osf/d6ar4
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Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:20 Intro to XLab & Jessica4:37 Jessica's origin story & motivation8:54 Semiconductor manufacturing primer14:15 In-space manufacturing for Earth15:58 Which part of semi manufacturing makes sense to do in space17:30 Advantages of microgravity 18:50 Could it be done on Earth?20:25 Advantages of microgravity (cont'd)26:20 Semiconductor materials besides silicon28:50 Why larger crystals are better35:45 Why now?38:45 Safety & astronaut intervention40:30 Microgravity platforms besides the ISS41:40 Importance of subject matter expertise45:00 Origin of the idea for the new institute54:55 Current ISS equipment55:55 The Institute for In-Space Manufacturing of Advanced Materials1:02:00 How to get involved1:04:25 Sci-fi
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