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Satellite Ion Cannon
Orbiting station armed with a particle beam weapon, used for surgical tactical strikes.
(From Command and Conquer [1995] by Westwood Games)
Jump Drive
A means of propulsion used on spacecraft that allows a ship to travel from point to distant point without actually needing to traverse the space in between.
(From Ethical Engineer [1963] by Harry Harrison)
Star Travel
Undertaking a journey between the stars.
(From Forgotten World [1946] by Edmond Hamilton)
Space-ship
A space-going vessel.
(From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV)
Cone of Battle
An offensive formation of space ships providing the ultimate in firepower.
(From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Radio-Dirigible Torpedo
A drone missile that is controlled remotely by an operator.
(From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Lewiston
Standard blaster pistol with terrifying power.
(From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Artificial Planet
A very large constructed object in space.
(From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Astronaut (Ship)
The first instance of this word, it denotes a space-going vessel.
(From Across the Zodiac [1880] by Percy Greg)
Haberman
Modified humans controlled by cybernetic implants.
(From Scanners Live in Vain [1950] by Cordwainer Smith)
Spark Plug (Systematician)
A person who draws information from diverse areas of knowledge.
(From Dream Thief [1983] by Stephen Lawhead)
Ingestible Communication Capsule
A tiny transmitter that can be swallowed, which makes possible voice communication.
(From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Artigraft
Artificial skin graft.
(From Solar Lottery [1955] by Philip K. Dick)
Invisibility Shield
A means of concealing a physical object to the naked eye.
(From Triplanetary [1934] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Nexialist
A person with a coordinative knowledge across a variety of sciences.
(From Voyage of the Space Beagle [1950] by A.E. van Vogt)
Synthesist
A person who did nothing but make cross-references between one field and another.
(From Stand on Zanzibar [1968] by John Brunner)
House Records Archivist
A specialist who correlated information within the House Records of the Bene Gesserit.
(From Heretics of Dune [1984] by Frank Herbert)
Mnemonic Service
Dedicated humans who collected bits of data in hopes of catching key correlations between fields of study.
(From Sucker Bait [1954] by Isaac Asimov)
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