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Stationary Sidewalk A sidewalk that is fixed permanently in one location; not a sliding walkway.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Communication Disk A wearable device that told the time as updated from a central source.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Teleradio Control (Hand Flash) A device that can call a vehicle to a driver; it drives itself in a near-autonomous fashion to the caller.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Groundling A person who does not fly, especially into space.
(From Exiles of the Moon [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
Sensory Skinsuit A form-fitting garment with sensory connections.
(From Dream Park [1981] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
Skinsuit Wearable artificial, full-body skin.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley) |
Self-Guided Rocket Bullets A rifle made for airless environments shoots rocket bullets.
(From The Planet Strappers [1961] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Hydroponics in Space Growing plants for food without soil on a spacecraft.
(From The Planet Strappers [1961] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Air Renewal Re-oxygenating the air within the projectile spacecraft.
(From From the Earth to the Moon [1867] by Jules Verne) |
Stellene A tough, transparent material used to make domes or even spacecraft.
(From The Planet Strappers [1961] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Chlorophane Similar to chlorophyll but synthetic and far more efficient.
(From The Planet Strappers [1961] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Air-Restorer Capsule A device that re-oxygenates air in space suits.
(From The Planet Strappers [1961] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Sun-Powered Ionic Drive Motor A rocket propulsion system that takes solar energy to power an ion drive.
(From The Planet Strappers [1961] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Space Bubble (Bubb) An inflatable spacecraft.
(From The Planet Strappers [1961] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
Bergenholm Drive A device that renders a spaceship free of inertia.
(From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
Trumps Magical Tarot cards that permitted both communication and transportation.
(From Nine Princes in Amber [1970] by Roger Zelazny) |
Transkin A hooded protective suit worn on Venus.
(From Parasite Planet [1935] by Stanley G. Weinbaum) |
Ironing Robot A robot that smooths the wrinkles out of clothing.
(From Iron (утюг) [1972] by Mikhail Mikheev) |
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