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Holodeck A computer-simulated environment.
(From Encounter at Farpoint [1987] by David Gerrold) |
Metalite Strong metal you can see through.
(From Black Destroyer [1939] by A.E. van Vogt) |
Anti-Acceleration Engine For Space Suits Counteracts the effects of high acceleration.
(From Black Destroyer [1939] by A.E. van Vogt) |
Dragonfly Sky-Bike An ultralight human-powered flyer.
(From Rendezvous With Rama [1972] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Space Cadet A young person training to be a spaceman.
(From Sunward Flight [1943] by Leo Zagat) |
Space Pirate Space ships taken against their will.
(From Evans of the Earth-Guard [1930] by Edmond Hamilton) |
City of Glass An entire city made of unique structural glass and ceramic.
(From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
Roboscribe A robotic writer of hard-bitten detective yarns.
(From End as a Robot [1954] by Richard Marsten) |
Infiltrators Surveillance devices, small and insectile.
(From Vulcan's Hammer [1960] by Philip K. Dick) |
Autobutle An automated servant.
(From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
Sol Familiar name for our own sun.
(From Out of Void [1929] by L.F. Stone) |
Homeworld (Home-World) One's planet of origin.
(From A Honeymoon In Space [1901] by George Griffith) |
Photonic Sail A sail that uses light pressure for propulsion.
(From Think Blue, Count Two [1962] by Cordwainer Smith) |
Freezebox A chamber for long term sleep between the stars.
(From Think Blue, Count Two [1962] by Cordwainer Smith) |
Space Weather Map A map that details hazardous space conditions.
(From The Storm [1943] by A.E. van Vogt) |
Flame Barrier A form of protective force field.
(From The Storm [1943] by A.E. van Vogt) |
Deceleration Chambers Stressed, the ship breaks apart into parts that may survive.
(From The Storm [1943] by A.E. van Vogt) |
Light-Sail Ship A spacecraft that used a huge sail moved by light pressure.
(From Think Blue, Count Two [1962] by Cordwainer Smith) |
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