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Life-Ship
An emergency escape or survival craft.
(From The Invisible World [1940] by Ed Earl Repp)
Space Tramp
An old, slow spacecraft.
(From The Invisible World [1940] by Ed Earl Repp)
Centipede
Perfect craft for crawling through slushy, frozen lakes - on Titan.
(From Killing Titan [2015] by Greg Bear)
Trumpaphone
A loud, brassy instrument.
(From The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years [1940] by Don Wilcox)
Multi-Generation Space Vessel (Generation Ship)
A space ship and voyage intended to last across multiple human generations.
(From The Return of the Murians [1936] by Nat Schachner)
Merry-Go-Round Life Suspension (Refrigerator Plant)
A device that offered cold sleep.
(From The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years [1940] by Don Wilcox)
Atomic Automatic
Fires a special, rocket-like bullet.
(From Revolt on Io [1940] by Jack West)
Gravitational Disks
Maintain your footing on those low-gravity celestial bodies.
(From Revolt on Io [1940] by Jack West)
Asteroid Mining (Blasting)
Setting charges on an asteroid.
(From Asteroid of Gold [1932] by Clifford Simak)
Ship's Magnetic Plates (Magnetic Mooring)
Keeps a mining ship attached to the surface of an asteroid.
(From Asteroid of Gold [1932] by Clifford Simak)
Bethé blasters
Powerful enough to destroy a flying city.
(From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish)
Photic Borer (Artesian Ray)
A ray of energy that illuminates a cross-section of Earth as it goes through solid earth and rock.
(From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton)
Automatic Shell
A projectile that bores through obstacles - even the Earth!
(From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton)
Magnetic Shell
A munition that is powerfully attracted to ferrous ships.
(From The Great Stone of Sardis [1897] by Frank Stockton)
Building With Lunar Materials
Using a planet's materials to make what you need.
(From The Moon is Hell [1950] by John W. Campbell)
Tractatruck
Combination tractor and truck used for hauling and exploration.
(From The Moon is Hell [1950] by John W. Campbell)
Sensitive Robot Fingers
Special sensory capabilities of robotic appendages.
(From The Exile of Time [1931] by Ray Cummings)
Synthetic Food Factories
Food production without soil.
(From The Revolt of the Machines [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat))
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