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| Impactor Determines Composition The use of an impactor to smash into a small celestial body; watching the impact can determine the composition of the small body. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Asteroid Mine The practice of seeking out and mining asteroids for their ore. (From Love Among The Robots [1946] by Emmett McDowell) |
| Space Wagon A space vehicle without a cabin, used for short-range towing. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Gravity Neutralizing Disks Two plates between which Earth's gravitational influence is cancelled out. (From Fessenden's Worlds [1937] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Miniature Universe A microcosmic universe created in the laboratory. (From Fessenden's Worlds [1937] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Tubular Field of Force Can pull an object through space. (From The Cometeers [1936] by Jack Williamson) |
| Gravity Detector A device capable of detecting the gravitational field of a distant mass. (From The Lunar Chrysalis [1931] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Gravity-Simulator Harness Device that simulates gravity's effect on muscles to keep in shape while in space. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Garbage Screen Use of bits of metal to confuse radar targeting of space stations. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Control Helmet A device which causes an entire race of people to think and feel the same as the wearer. (From Easy Money [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Field-Projector A device that dematerializes a person and then sends forth a ray that will then rematerialize a person at the end. (From Easy Money [1938] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Low-scale Detectors Magnifies even the smallest sound. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Sobriety Ray A ray of a particular wavelength and intensity, that conferred instant sobriety on those it shone upon. (From The Twonky [1942] by Lewis Padgett) |
| The Twonky A robotic device from the future, constructed to look like a 1940's radio cabinet. (From The Twonky [1942] by Lewis Padgett) |
| Ident Darts Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that track individuals. (From The Electric Ant [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Zero-G Cups Cups that were specially designed to be usable under zero gravity conditions. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Spacecraft Ejection Seat An ejection seat for spacecraft, to be used in the event of problems during launch. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Teleprinter A device that printed out a copy of today's newspaper. (From Four-Day Planet [1961] by H. Beam Piper) |
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