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Space Truckin'

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One of the central tenets of the Pegwars universe is that the future is not so dissimilar to what we are familiar with now.   Spaceships are not outlandish things, they are merely futuristic cars.  Most are low-cost, practical and plain people-movers, most people just need transportation and will pay the lowest amount they can get away with for a vehicle that ticks the right boxes. Some spaceships are enthusiasts' vehicles - sportships, where the fun of flying them outweighs the practicalities or the cost.  Modded ships.   Ships with cusom paintjobs.   Ships that should never have had spaceturbos installed but do.  Ships that are loved and adored by their owners. And similar to future cars, businesses must truck on as well. Space trucks are the evolution into space of ordinary trucks - long distance haulers, flown by truckers and contractors.  A big powerful cab owned by a trucker, behind which cargo and trailers can be towed. There was an awesom...