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The Brick Moon by Edward Everett Hale:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
A brick sphere 200 feet in diameter is launched into orbit - with people inside (an accident). The story is the first fictional description of a space station.

('The Brick Moon' by Edward Everett Hale)
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