Space Tech in Science Fiction

Dictionary of Space Tech Terms in Science Fiction
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Name	Author (Publication Date)
Abglanz A mask that hides identity.	Ray Naylor (2022)
Ablative Heat (Reentry) Shield - very early reference A single-use shield or covering designed to accept the heat of reentry and burn off.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Acceleration Chair A specially-designed chair used to help crew stay mobile during periods of high acceleration.	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1974)
Acceleration Couch A chair designed for use in during periods of high acceleration (multiple gravities).	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1974)
Acceleration Hammock Webbing used to cushion acceleration in spacecraft.	Henry Gade (1939)
Acceleration Shell A special suit designed to help people survive accelerations of up to twenty-five gravities.	Joe Haldeman (1974)
Acceleration-tank - very early reference A water-filled tank used to ease the strains of acceleration.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Adiabatic Pods - personal cold sleep Tiny space capsules large enough to hold one passenger.	Cordwainer Smith (1960)
Air Renewal Re-oxygenating the air within the projectile spacecraft.	Jules Verne (1867)
Air Tank Flying Using little blasts of compressed air to fly around inside a space station.	Murray Leinster (1931)
Air-Blanket A dome-less protective air shield.	Henry Kuttner (1938)
Airlock An intermediate chamber between airless space and the interior of a space craft.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1928)
Airmakers Machine to create breathable air from the constituent materials on an alien planet.	Poul Anderson (1954)
Air-o-Stat Provides life-giving air in spacecraft.	Arthur K. Barnes (1938)
Air-Restorer Capsule A device that re-oxygenates air in space suits.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1961)
Air-Tight Cities Cities with breathable air constructed on worlds with no atmosphere.	Edmond Hamilton (1935)
Air-Tight Suit - air-tight dress An special outfit that would allow a person to survive in vacuum.	Garrett P. Serviss (1898)
Airtight Tent A temporary structure for living on an airless moon or asteroid.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1951)
Alpha Insert A special compound used to seal punctures in space craft.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Altitude Suit Special gear for venturing out at high altitude or even space.	John W. Campbell (1930)
Anti-Acceleration Engine For Space Suits Counteracts the effects of high acceleration.	A.E. van Vogt (1939)
Anti-Glare Coated Glass Special coated glass for space craft.	Neil R. Jones (1930)
Antigrav Boots Footgear that negate gravity.	Nelson S. Bond (1941)
Antigravity - first use A force opposed to gravity.	J.M. Walsh (1932)
Anti-Gravity Belt A device which, when worn, reduces exposure to the effects of gravitation.	Philip Frances Nowlan (1928)
Anti-Gravity Drive Electric force curves space.	John W. Campbell (1932)
Apergy (Apergion) - antigravity substance An antigravity substance with sufficient power to propel a space ship from the Earth to Mars.	Percy Greg (1880)
Arctic Signal Light A means of communicating with spacecraft from the surface of the Earth.	John Jacob Astor IV (1894)
Arteria Portal A wormhole entrance.	Iain M Banks (2004)
Artibase An artificial asteroid base between planets.	Philip K. Dick (1955)
Artificial Atmosphere Machine Not just oxygen, this gives you what you need in space.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Artificial Gravity - first mention Procuring gravitational forces without a suitably large mass.	Ray Cummings (1930)
Artificial Gravity System Producing a gravity field without a large nearby mass.	Olaf Stapledon (1930)
Artificial Planet - before the Death Star A very large constructed object in space.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Artificial Planet Constructed bodies the size of planets for habitation.	Olaf Stapledon (1937)
Artificial Skin Tight-fitting material that keeps the heat of the body from escaping into space.	Otfrid von Hanstein (1930)
Artificially Pulsating Star A star that has been modified to pulsate with a message to the entire universe.	Eando Binder (1953)
Asbestos Sunshade A means of shielding oneself from the sun's rays.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1940)
Ascension-Framework A tower to which the space craft is attached, holding it vertical for its flight upward.	Edmond Hamilton (1930)
Asteroid Belt The circular region of space containing many small celestial bodies.	Manly Wade Wellman (1931)
Asteroid Claim Law The legal steps required in claiming an asteroid	Nat Schachner (1941)
Asteroid From Outside Solar System An asteroid or similar body that comes from outside the solar system; an interstellar body.	Ray Cummings (1930)
Asteroid Homesteaders' School An institution of learning where regular folks learned how to start a farm on an asteroid.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1951)
Asteroid Lanes Regular routes traversed by asteroids.	Nat Schachner (1941)
Asteroid Mine - ore from space The practice of seeking out and mining asteroids for their ore.	Emmett McDowell (1946)
Asteroid Mining The mining of asteroid ore, accomplished by traveling to these tiny bodies.	Garrett P. Serviss (1898)
Asteroid Mining (Blasting) Setting charges on an asteroid.	Clifford Simak (1932)
Asteroid Nets Capturing small asteroids or fragments using rocket nets.	V.E. Thiessen (1947)
Asteroid Prison A jail is the sole occupant of an asteroid.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Asteroid Rocket An engine attached to an asteroid to drive it through space.	Jack Williamson (1933)
Asteroid Space Flyer Specialized one-man craft for exploring asteroids.	Neil R. Jones (1930)
Asteroids From Outside Solar System Small bodies from beyond the solar system are captured by major planets.	Clifford Simak (1944)
Astrogation (to Astrogate) - steer to the stars To navigate in space.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Astrogator A person who acts as navigator for s space ship.	David Lasser (1931)
Astronaut A person who travels in space.	Neil R. Jones (1930)
Astronaut (Ship) The first instance of this phrase, it denotes a space-going vessel.	Percy Greg (1880)
Astronaut Sleep The idea that there is a benefit to putting astronauts to sleep during space travel.	Johannes Kepler (1634)
Astroposit Retro-style system provides a readout on your position anywhere in the galaxy.	Christopher Anvil (1961)
Asymptotic Drive A propulsion drive that used a tiny black hole to generate energy.	Arthur C. Clarke (1976)
Atmosphere Tester A device used to test the composition of a sample of the atmosphere on another planet, to see if it is breathable by humans.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Atmospheric Braking Using a planet's atmosphere to gradually decelerate a spacecraft.	Robert Heinlein (1948)
Attraction Ray In effect, a tractor beam.	Nat Schachner (1932)
Attractive Ray - first use of idea? A beam of radiation that pulls.	Edmond Hamilton (1928)
Audiphone Communication between space suits in the airless void of space.	Ray Cummings (1936)
Auto Shovel Automated mining equipment for use in space.	Philip K. Dick (1964)
Automated Search For Habitable Planets Automated use of telescopes and other devices to search the universe for Earth-like planets.	Edmond Hamilton (1936)
Automated Space Factories Manufacturing based in space.	William Gibson (1988)
Automatic Navigator Device steers your spaceship to its destination without additional effort from you.	Harry Bates (1934)
Automatic Ticket Machine - your ticket to the stars Get your ticket to Trantor automatically.	Isaac Asimov (1953)
Ball and Hammer Ship Spaceship comprised of two sections connected by a shaft.	Gordon R. Dickson (1960)
Barrels of Air A very early mention of a means for breathing once above the Earth's atmosphere.	Jane Webb Loudon (1828)
Bats' Cave A natural cavern used by moon colonists for air storage - and entertainment.	Robert Heinlein (1957)
Beam-Powered Propulsion Using a powerful energy source as motive power for a projectile.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Beanstalk Clever name for the space elevator.	Robert Heinlein (1982)
Beeper A handheld radar set, used to find items that have drifted off.	Arthur C. Clarke (1952)
Belt Automatic-Equalizers The wearer's experience of gravity will be just like Earth's.	Edmond Hamilton (1933)
Bergenholm Drive A device that renders a spaceship free of inertia.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Big Push - miles long slingshot A linear accelerator built on a long track; a mass driver.	Larry Niven (1985)
Blast-Off - light the candle The act of firing a rocket into space.	Leo Zagat (1937)
Bone-Building Compounds Combat heavy gravity on other planets by building greater bone density in workers and colonists.	Edmond Hamilton (1932)
Braking Disks Used when the ship is falling through a planetary atmosphere.	Max Valier (1931)
Breathing Dresses A special suit and apparatus for survival on the surface of the Moon.	George Griffith (1901)
Brick Moon - first space station An artificial satellite or space station with living quarters for passengers.	Edward Everett Hale (1869)
Bubbleworld A rigid space station that is shaped like a cylinder, rotated to achieve centripetal gravity.	Larry Niven (1966)
Bug A compact vehicle for planetary surfaces - like Mercury.	Alan E. Nourse (1956)
Build A Planet With Asteroids The idea that it is possible to gather up enough of the asteroids in the solar system to "build" a planet out of the scraps.	Richard Wilson (1958)
Building With Lunar Materials Using a planet's materials to make what you need.	John W. Campbell (1950)
Burn the Ship Utilize parts of the ship as fuel for forward movement.	Jules Verne (1868)
Bussard Ramjet - hydrogen ramscoop Propulsion method that scoops hydrogen atoms from space via electromagnetic fields.	Larry Niven (1976)
Cavorite - antigravity metal An antigravity metal; when it cools, whatever it covers will be impervious to gravitational forces.	H.G. Wells (1901)
Central City (Lunar Habitat) An early example of a non-military lunar habitat.	Arthur C. Clarke (1955)
Central Guide-Beam A kind of signal that demonstrates the best possible path to a destination in space and even provides motive power.	Philip K. Dick (1954)
Centrifuge Room A small room on a planetoid that is spun to create artificial gravity.	John Varley (1977)
Chardion Field Electronic 'envelope' that retained atmosphere on tiny worldlets.	Jack Williamson (1941)
Chart Cabinet Used in astrogation, this device can see the positions of stars and planets over a thousand year period.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Charted Planetoid Mines Charting the planetoids and minor bodies for mining purposes.	Nelson S. Bond (1941)
Chin Plates - hands-free controls A means of control within a space suit helmet; switching between options with the chin.	Robert Heinlein (1958)
Chin Window An aperture that allows an astronaut to see his own feet (greater field of view).	Robert Heinlein (1958)
Chowlock A small opening in a space helmet for food insertion.	Poul Anderson (1965)
Cider Press - acceleration made bearable Device used to make acceleration above 1 gravity more tolerable for groundhogs.	Robert Heinlein (1956)
City of Space - rotating habitat A very early reference to an enormous cylindrical space station.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Cloaking Device - invisibility for your whole ship A force field that renders an object invisible to human eyes as well as other sensor devices.	Paul Schneider (1966)
Coal Mole Robotic device for asteroid mining chews through the interior, preparing raw materials for use	Charles Sheffield (1979)
Collapsar Jump Travel between collapsed stars in no time at all.	Joe Haldeman (1974)
Colony World A planet settled by a single group.	Eando Binder (1939)
Columbiad - 900 foot cannon An enormous cannon, sufficient in size to send a projectile to the Moon.	Jules Verne (1867)
Concentrated Cosmic Radiation Passing through a region of intense radiation alters lifeforms.	Edmond Hamilton (1942)
Confinement Asteroid A place where asteroid miner's babies stay to experience some needed gravity.	Larry Niven (1966)
Consolidator A craft for embarking on voyages through space.	Daniel Defoe (1705)
Contragravity Suit A suit with antigravity.	H. Beam Piper (1952)
Cosmic Storm A vast tempest in space!	Jack Williamson (1939)
Cosmoline (Warm Sleep) Special gel that offers healing and hibernation for space travelers.	Greg Bear (2014)
Cosmoquake Gravity waves ripple across the solar system.	Murray Leinster (1945)
Crash Web A simple mechanical linkage to activate a crash field.	Larry Niven (1994)
Cryocapsule A spaceship capsule that contains astronauts in special coffins, in suspended animation.	Alfred Bester (1974)
Cryonaut An astronaut placed in cryonic sleep.	Alfred Bester (1974)
Crystal Cylinder Ship A transparent space ship in the shape of a cylinder.	Edwin K. Sloat (1933)
Cyclotronic Ore-Hurler Using the magnetic properties of an asteroid to send ore hurling across space!	D.L. James (1940)
Cylinder Space Suit A mostly rigid, cylindrical space suit.	Arthur C. Clarke (1952)
Darkened Glass Face Plate The use of darkened glass on the face plate of a space suit helmet to protect the wearer from solar radiation.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1940)
Deceleration Chambers Stressed, the ship breaks apart into parts that may survive.	A.E. van Vogt (1943)
Deceleration Paste - antidote for deceleration trauma Antidote for deceleration trauma.	Bruce Sterling (1985)
Deep-Space - my dwelling place Typically refers to the vast empty regions of interstellar space.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Deflector Shield A energy field used to shunt the energy of offensive weapons aside.	George Lucas (1976)
Delayed Action Stereoscopic Principle Distinguishing far off space craft by relative speed against the fixed stars.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Deviatoscope A device that registered how much your course diverged from what you intended.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Diamagnetic Levitation Levitation accomplished using magnetic field's interference with the motion of electrons orbiting the atoms or molecules of a material.	Isaac Asimov (1962)
Dimension Describes a reality separate from our own.	H.G. Wells (1896)
Dimension Shifting Apparatus Achieves faster than light space travel by moving into a different, parallel dimension.	Edmond Hamilton (1936)
Dirigible Space Armor (Working Space Suits) Heavy-duty space suits for mining work on asteroids.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Dirtside The surface of a planet.	Robert Heinlein (1953)
Docking-Cradle Holds a space craft in gravity.	Fritz Leiber (1941)
Dome Shelter - first reference A permanent domed structure for living on the Moon.	Ray Cummings (1930)
Double-Door Vestibule A special doorway leading from the interior of a spacecraft leading out into space which maintains the air pressure within the craft.	John Jacob Astor IV (1894)
Dragonfly Sky-Bike An ultralight human-powered flyer.	Arthur C. Clarke (1972)
Drop-Capsule Minimal spaceship.	Robert Silverberg (1969)
Dropshaft An elevator shaft with no elevator - the "lift" is from gravity or suppressed inertia.	Harlan Ellison (1957)
Dust-Cruiser Specialized lunar transport able to negotiate dust-filled craters on the Moon.	Arthur C. Clarke (1961)
Dust-Ski - ski-doo for lunar powder Special vehicle adapted for quick travel over powdered lunar soil.	Arthur C. Clarke (1961)
Earth Normal Using the earth standard.	Jack Williamson (1932)
Earther A person born on planet Earth.	Jack Vance (1950)
Earthport A massive spaceport that reared up from the surface of the earth to the edge of the atmosphere.	Cordwainer Smith (1950)
Electelscope Telescope uses electronics applied to optics.	Leo Zagat (1937)
Electric Kitchen - cooks freed from gravity Food preparation in space requires safe equipment.	Otto Willi Gail (1929)
Electrical 'Tether' A device to make sure an astronaut could return from a free space walk.	Garrett P. Serviss (1898)
Electro-Magnet Anchor Attach a line to a spacecraft hull.	Edwin K. Sloat (1932)
Electromagnetic Cannon A set of devices on the Ringworld used to land spacecraft safely on the fast-moving rim.	Larry Niven (1970)
Electronized Gravity Plate - artificial gravity Artificial gravity for use on space stations and spacecraft.	Ray Cummings (1936)
Electrono-Mirror Focuses the sun's rays on a planetary surface for terraforming purposes.	Nelson S. Bond (1941)
Electro-Telescope A device that could clearly image space battles and space ships, even from a great distance.	Maurice G. Hugi (1934)
Emergency Air-Suit A light-duty space suit.	Ray Cummings (1938)
Emergency Corrective Rockets Used when you seem to be off-course in your spaceship.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Emergency Lifeboat - very early space rescue vehicle A small craft used as a bail-out vehicle from a large space station or spacecraft.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Emergency Repulsion (Repulsive Ray) A beam of force that repels one object from another.	Ray Cummings (1936)
Emergency Repulsion Ray A handheld means of propulsion in space.	Gabriel Wilson (1936)
Emergency Shelter A small cubicle that provides a last refuge in case the spacecraft's atmosphere is lost.	Arthur C. Clarke (1968)
Emergency Space-Boat An escape ship.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1932)
Emergency Space-Suit A compacted space-suit stored for emergency use.	Nat Schachner (1932)
Escalladder - a ladder you can ride A ladder that you don't have to climb to get to the top.	Larry Niven (1994)
Escape Pod A small automated ship attached to a larger ship or station, used in the event of an emergency.	Michael Shaara (1954)
Escape Port Emergency egress from a space ship for one person.	Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. (1940)
Escapecraft A small spacecraft used when abandoning the main ship.	Murray Leinster (1945)
E-Suit (Environmental Suit) A forcefield that encloses air and heat around the body, but does not repel objects or radiation.	Jack McDevitt (2002)
Ether Boat A space craft.	Eando Binder (1933)
Ether Eddy A shimmering region of space marking a break-through into another universe.	Leo Zagat (1937)
Etheric Propulsion-Vibrations Faster-than-light travel.	Edmond Hamilton (1933)
Etheric Typhoon The idea that space itself can have disturbances.	Malcolm Jameson (1939)
Etherometer - check the ether for gravity waves A device that looked at the 'ether' pervading space as a means of determining gravitation field strength.	Frank Belknap Long, Jr. (1937)
Etheroneph Spacefraft fueled by radioactive materials.	Aleksandr Bogdanov (1908)
Ether-Wall - an invisibility field. An invisibility field.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Exodus Ship A generation ship to save a culture from extinction.	Judson W. Reeves (1930)
Extradimensional - out of here From another dimension.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Extraecliptic Travel Lanes Organized interplanetary travel using routes not confined to the ecliptic.	Malcolm Jameson (1939)
Face-Plate The transparent front of a space suit helmet.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1930)
Farside The portion of the Moon's surface that faces away from Earth.	Poul Anderson (1958)
Faster-Than-Light - ftl Describes something that exceeds the usual speed limit on physical objects of 186,282 miles per second in vacuum.	John W. Campbell (1931)
Filling Station Moon The idea that Man could first go to the Moon to obtain fuel or propellant.	Max Valier (1931)
Finely Divided Dust Propellant Reaction mass to drive spacecraft.	Arthur C. Clarke (1955)
Fire Storm When clouds of antimatter dust encountered ordinary matter spaceships.	Jack Williamson (1942)
First Contact The initial encounter with a non-human race.	Murray Leinster (1935)
Flash Suit - laser game suit Special suit for practice battles.	Orson Scott Card (1985)
Flexible Sprung Boots Boots designed to be flexible when walking, but upon a hard step, will have a spring characteristic.	James P. Hogan (1977)
Flicker Drive - in between beats A space ship drive that allows instantaneous travel across the galaxy.	Russell Hoban (1996)
Flip to Brake Maneuver to put the tail end (with rocket output) in the forward direction of travel to use for lowering velocity.	Eando Binder (1933)
Flitterboat A one-man cargo space craft.	Gordon Randall Garrett (1961)
Floating Lunar Dust Electrostatically charged particles that float above the surface of the Moon.	Hal Clement (1956)
Flywheel Launcher Gigantic flywheels that build up enough power to launch a spacecraft - hurl it into the heavens!	Edward Everett Hale (1869)
Foot Loops Hold yourself down in zero gravity situations with this low-tech device.	Murray Leinster (1931)
Force-Field - an energy barrier A barrier to objects, created by projected forces.	George Paul Bauer (1930)
Free Fall Phrase describing how bodies move in orbit.	John W. Campbell (1931)
Free Return Trajectory - first mention The idea that it would be possible for a projectile to go around the Moon and then return to Earth.	Jules Verne (1867)
Freeside Orbital Resort A resort that orbits the Earth.	William Gibson (1984)
Freezebox A chamber for long term sleep between the stars.	Cordwainer Smith (1962)
FTL Abbreviation for "faster than light".	Fritz Leiber (1950)
Fur Pressure-Suit A warm pressurized suit for use in the airless void of space.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1928)
Fusion Sunlight Tube Central light source for a spun cylinder space station.	Larry Niven (1966)
Galactic Damping Field A vast field of force emanating from the center of the galaxy.	Poul Anderson (1953)
Galactography Geography on a galactic scale.	Isaac Asimov (1953)
Gansas Migratory birds that fly all the way to the Moone.	Francis Godwin (1638)
Garbage Screen - chaff in space Use of bits of metal to confuse radar targeting of space stations.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Gas Giant - coined a phrase Large planet consisting primarily of gas with a solid core.	James Blish (1952)
Gate A opening through spacetime to other worlds.	Hal K. Wells (1931)
Gee Using the standard letter designation in physics for gravity.	Margaret St. Clair (1949)
Gee Bath - waterbeds for space craft Essentially a waterbed designed to help older or untrained people cope with high acceleration aboard spacecraft.	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1974)
Generation Ship A spacecraft that carries a complete social group over many years.	E.C. Tubb (1955)
Geodesic Inflexors Propulsion provided not by pushing against matter, but against spacetime.	Jack Williamson (1941)
Geodynes - pushing against the fabric of space Spacecraft propulsion that pushes against the very fabric of space itself.	Jack Williamson (1936)
Geopeller An atomic powered, miniaturized means of propulsion.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Globular Glass Helmet A bowl-shaped space helmet.	Eando Binder (1933)
Gold-Fish-Bowl World An artificial water planet.	Olaf Stapledon (1937)
Granton Motor Spacecraft propulsion system based on gravital radiation.	Frank K. Kelly (1933)
Grapple-Ray A version of the tractor beam idea.	D.L. James (1940)
Gravanol - good at high accelerations A medicine or supplement that helps astronauts deal better with high accelerations.	George O. Smith (1942)
Gravital Unit Device that maintains Earth-comparable gravity on an asteroid.	W.F. Wallace (1952)
Gravitation Paralysis Dread illness of space travelers striking when changing from very weak to very strong gravities.	Edmond Hamilton (1942)
Gravitation Screen Shields a spacecraft from the gravity of a planetary body.	Harry Gore Bishop (1907)
Gravitational Disks Maintain your footing on those low-gravity celestial bodies.	Jack West (1940)
Gravitational Wave Viewer - catch the wave A device used to see at astronomical distances.	Kurd Lasswitz (1897)
Gravitic Relating to gravity.	Malcolm Jameson (1939)
Gravitic Generator A device that produces an artificial gravity field.	George O. Smith (1947)
Gravitics The science of using gravity as a technology.	Malcolm Jameson (1944)
Gravito-Statoscope An instrument used to detect the gravitational influences on a space ship.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Gravity Assist - very early use Using the gravity and orbital speed of a celestial body to change speed and course of a spacecraft.	Ray Cummings (1930)
Gravity Belt Adds 'weight' for walking on asteroids.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Gravity Centrifuge Used in low gravity environments to build up muscle for visits to Earth, or other high gravity worlds.	Robert Heinlein (1948)
Gravity Detector A device capable of detecting the gravitational field of a distant mass.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1931)
Gravity Drive A spaceship propulsion method that uses gravity or gravity waves.	Poul Anderson (1950)
Gravity Neutralizers The force of gravity is suspended!	B.X. Barry (1931)
Gravity Planer Device that creates a gravity field.	Larry Niven (1966)
Gravity Port Used for refueling.	Frank Belknap Long, Jr. (1946)
Gravity Well If you visualize spacetime as a flat, elastic plane, a planet will deform it, and it sits at the bottom of its own hole.	Poul Anderson (1957)
Gravity-Plates Reliable, controllable gravity force.	Anthony Gilmore (1932)
Gravity-Screen A device that shields an object from the effects of gravity.	Edmond Hamilton (1928)
Gravity-Simulator Harness - maintain muscle and bone in space Device that simulates gravity's effect on muscles to keep in shape while in space.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Gravograph A graphical representation of gravitational fields.	Edmond Hamilton (1931)
Green Guk Algae that produces essential oxygen as a byproduct.	Fritz Leiber (1961)
Grip Shoes - velcro space gear Shoes with velcro soles used to walk in weightless environments.	Arthur C. Clarke (1968)
Groundhog Not a space professional.	Robert Heinlein (1942)
Groundling A person who does not fly, especially into space.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Ground-to-Orbit Ferry A kind of space shuttle craft.	Robert Heinlein (1966)
Gyrocosmically Stabilized Interplanetary Rocket A mouthful, perfect for trips to the larger asteroids.	Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins) (1929)
Gyroscope Seats Your best bet for remaining at the right angle to the force of acceleration.	John W. Campbell (1930)
Habitable Exoplanet Moon An Earthlike moon that orbits a gas giant.	George Lucas (1976)
Hand Grip Means of pulling oneself through a space ship at zero gravity.	John W. Campbell (1931)
Hand-Jetting Making use of hand-held rockets or other reaction devices to move through space.	Malcolm Jameson (1939)
Hand-Rocket A handheld device that used reaction matter to aid explorers in space suits to move around easily in zero gee.	Edmond Hamilton (1938)
Harvesting Saturn's Rings Mining the rings for industrial purposes.	Alfred Bester (1974)
Heat Generating Magnetic Disks - red giants at work Devices used to artificially raise the temperature of the surface of moons to a reasonable level.	Frank Belknap Long, Jr. (1937)
Helix Gun A device for capturing ferrous meteors.	Jack Williamson (1933)
Hide in the Asteroids Match speed with the asteroids and become undetectable.	Murray Leinster (1944)
High Orbit Archipelago The habitable spaces in high earth orbit.	William Gibson (1988)
Hinged Mittens (for Space Suit) Space worthy mittens for space suits.	Anthony Gilmore (1932)
Hollow Asteroid An asteroid that has been hollowed out for use as a space habitat.	Joseph Farrell (1944)
Home Planet Usually the birthplace of your species or simply your planet of origin.	George Parsons Lathrop (1897)
Homeworld (Home-World) One's planet of origin.	George Griffith (1901)
Hybrid Mass Driver - moon bound A device for launching space craft on the first stage of a journey to space.	Robert Heinlein (1950)
Hydroponics in Space Growing plants for food without soil on a spacecraft.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1961)
Hyper-space A realm or parallel universe in which it is possible to travel much faster than light.	Kirk Meadowcroft (1928)
Hyperspace Beacon - find your way between the stars Located in real space, these devices provide reference points in hyperspace to make navigation possible.	Harry Harrison (1959)
Identification Beacon Radio pulse to identify orbiting craft.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Igloo Inflatable Moon Habitat - inflate and use An inflatable, portable lunar shelter that can be easily moved and set up.	Arthur C. Clarke (1961)
Igloo-Shaped Space Shelter Easy to set up on airless asteroids.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Imp Personal Robot A small 'subtree' robot that is designed for the personal use of astronauts.	Robert Forward (1985)
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.	E.C. Tubb (1958)
Imperial Handicraft Globe Perfectly crafted globe for planetary governors.	Frank Herbert (1965)
Indoor Weighted Belt Device to stay grounded in low gravity on the Moon.	Ray Cummings (1936)
Inertia Screen - next up, right angle turns A device that canceled out the law of inertia to help decelerating space craft occupants.	John Berryman (1939)
Inertialess Drive Faster-than-light travel achieved!	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Infinite Improbability Drive - what are the odds it exists? Generates a field in which anything, no mater how improbable, can exist.	Douglas Adams (1979)
Inflatable Air Lock - very early reference Air lock making use of inflatable side walls to achieve large size.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Inflatable Expansion Bubble - temporary room for space craft Inflatable chamber to provide temporary additional space for cramped space craft.	Larry Niven (1994)
Inflatable Living-Globe An inflatable bubble in space, suitable for human habitation.	Fritz Leiber (1961)
Inflatable Lunar Resort An inflatable structure on the moon, intended to provide rest and relaxation to lunar residents.	Philip K. Dick (1955)
Inflatable Roofed Valley - early inflatable reference A habitat on an asteroid created by placing a tent-like roof over a natural valley or depression, and then inflating it.	Robert Heinlein (1939)
Insosuit A space suit specially designed to resist extreme heat.	Isaac Asimov (1942)
Intergalactic Going between galaxies.	John W. Campbell (1932)
Interplanetary Radiograph Station Network of communication in the solar system.	Harry Gore Bishop (1907)
Interplanetary-Liner A vast passenger ship in space.	Jim Vanny (1930)
Interstellar Express Car Uses anti-gravitation metal to achieve terrific speeds in space.	George Parsons Lathrop (1897)
Inter-Universal Messenger A device intended to travel to another dimension.	James Blish (1957)
Invasion Gate For Aliens Using alien instructions to create a gate for alien invasion.	Edmond Hamilton (1931)
Invisibility Magnets They can cloak a space ship by bending light around it.	Nat Schachner (1934)
Ion Drive A space drive that emits a stream of ions as reaction mass; it starts out slow but builds up to interstellar speeds.	Jack Williamson (1947)
Iron Fingers Special metal manipulators set on the hull of a space craft, and manipulated from the inside.	Neil R. Jones (1930)
Iron Inlay Plates Works perfectly with an electromagnetic table to maintain place settings.	Max Valier (1931)
Javelin A spacer who modified herself to more easily live in space.	John Varley (1977)
Jump Instantaneous movement over vast distances, points many light-years apart.	John W. Campbell (1932)
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.	Harry Harrison (1963)
Jump Point A specific location in space where an interstellar jump can be accomplished.	Christopher Anvil (1964)
Jump Through Hyperspace - is travel through hyperspace possible? Device that makes faster-than-light travel possible.	Isaac Asimov (1951)
Jump-Along Computer used for calculating jumps between stars.	Rose Sharon (1957)
Jumpship A spaceship capable of making interstellar jumps, that is, it could move over vast distances instantaneously.	Rose Sharon (1957)
Jupiter Mining Shoes Specialized footgear for walking on the Great Red Spot.	Frank Belknap Long, Jr. (1936)
Kemplerer (Klemperer) Rosette - planets without a sun Planets without a sun; they orbit a central point.	Larry Niven (1970)
Laboratory Planet A toy planet created in a laboratory; a fully functional world in miniature.	Jack Williamson (1932)
Lado-Acheson System A device for "pumping in" sunlight into an enclosed space habitat.	William Gibson (1984)
Landing Arms Arms that poke out from a space craft to allow it to land on solid ground, in gravity.	Edmond Hamilton (1931)
Landing Legs Projections from the base of a space craft that allow it to land upright in gravity.	Harlan Ellison (1958)
Landing on an Asteroid An elaborate flight plan for landing a space ship on an asteroid.	Eando Binder (1933)
Landing on the Moon Men from the earth land on the Moon.	Johannes Kepler (1634)
Landing Pit (Drydock and Construction) A cylindrical hole with anti-gravity screens for use in spacecraft landings and repair.	Alfred Bester (1956)
Landing Stage Parking spot for space craft.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1931)
Landing-Cradle A supporting structure for a space craft landing on a planetary surface.	Frank K. Kelly (1932)
Landing-Grid A constructed landing area on a planetary surface for space craft.	Murray Leinster (1955)
Langston Field - energy shield A protective energy shield.	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1974)
Laser Cannon - ground-based power for space craft A laser source powerful enough to provide significant light pressure to a "light sail."	Larry Niven (1966)
Launch Shock Astronauts need protection from the shock of being launched into space.	Johannes Kepler (1634)
Launching Cradle A place for a spherical space craft to sit in gravity.	Gordon Randall Garrett (1957)
Launching Facility - in Florida A specific spot with support for a space launch.	Jules Verne (1867)
Launching Laser - power your craft with light A set of very high-powered lasers used to power spacecraft.	Larry Niven (1971)
Leak Disk Simple device to temporarily close a leak in a spacecraft.	Arthur C. Clarke (1952)
Levitator Pack Handy anti-gravity when you need it.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1942)
Life Tubes Escape pods for space ships.	Jim Vanny (1930)
Light Beam Propulsion (Light-Ship) Use of brilliant light as motive power for a space ship.	Frank K. Kelly (1932)
Light Pressure Propulsion - first use of this idea First mention of the idea that light itself could be a form of propulsion for spacecraft.	Jules Verne (1867)
Light Speed Using the speed of light at a unit of velocity.	Clyde Wilson (1931)
Light Traps (Dyson Sphere) Surrounding a sun, a set of devices to capture or focus solar power.	Olaf Stapledon (1937)
Light-Absorbing Paint Space stealth!	Arthur C. Clarke (1955)
Light-Sail Ship A spacecraft that used a huge sail moved by light pressure.	Cordwainer Smith (1962)
Lightweight Vacuum Armor A simplified space suit, used where conditions were similar to Earth rather than in the more rigorous conditions of space.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1938)
Liquid Mirror Telescope on Mars - alien LMT A large telescope using a spinning bowl of mercury as the mirror.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1934)
Luminous Stake-Markers Illuminated pole designating a staked claim on the surface of a planet, moon or asteroid.	Frank K. Kelly (1932)
Lunar Greenhouse Tunnel A multipurpose conservatory on the Moon.	Robert Heinlein (1966)
Lunar Mining - moon mining camp Very early (first?) reference to mining operations on the moon.	Ray Cummings (1930)
Lunar Monorail A monorail constructed above the surface of the Moon.	Arthur C. Clarke (1955)
Lunar Tunnel (Human Pendulum) A tunnel through the center of the moon, and the man who fell through it.	D.D. Sharp (1933)
Lunar Used Spacecraft Lot - low (gravity) prices A sales lot for used spacecraft	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Lunar Web The moon ensnared by cobwebs.	Brian Aldiss (1962)
Lunocycle (Lunar Bicycle) - better than Bessie the mule A bicycle specially adapted for lunar travel.	Robert Heinlein (1952)
Lyle Drive Propulsion system for use inside the solar system.	Robert Heinlein (1961)
Magneslippers Shoes that adhere to metal space ship floors, useful in null gravity situations.	W.F. Wallace (1952)
Magnet Grapnel Used to pull another vessel closer when boarding in space.	Edwin K. Sloat (1932)
Magnetic Anchor A means of affixing an anchor point on a spacecraft hull.	Jack Williamson (1933)
Magnetic Boots Special footgear holds spacemen to the metal deck in spite of the lack of gravity.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1931)
Magnetic Clamps Used for attaching your craft to a larger spaceship.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Magnetic Control of Nebulae - by alien beings Controlling the structure and shape of nebulae using magnetic fields.	Fred Hoyle (1957)
Magnetic Sandals - stick around Special footgear to walk in zero-gee spacecraft.	Jack Williamson (1941)
Magnetic Shoes Footgear magnetized for working on steel hulls.	Henri Dahl Juve (1929)
Magnetic Soles Magnetized footwear for easy walking on low gravity metal surfaces.	Gordon Randall Garrett (1961)
Magnetic-Soled Shoes - required for space walks A means of walking on a surface in zero gravity.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Magnetized Boots - made for walking Special shoes to allow walking in and around a metal ship with no artificial gravity.	Manly Wade Wellman (1941)
Magno-Bars Electromagnet-tipped rods used by meteor miners to capture iron-rich asteroids in space.	L.A. Eshbach (1935)
Magsail An interplanetary craft that uses magnetic fields to catch the solar winds for propulsion.	Michael Flynn (1998)
Manshell A spaceship large enough for just one man; also an escape pod.	Leo Zagat (1943)
Manufactured Planet Is that a moon - or a space station?	Harley S. Aldinger (1932)
Mass Detector (Gravitator) A device that finds substantial masses, particularly in the path of a space craft.	Clyde Wilson (1938)
Mass Pointer Tells you where the really large (star-sized) masses are while you travel in hyperspace.	Larry Niven (1994)
Mass-Driver Catapult - mass driver for the Moon An escape-speed induction catapult to launch material into orbit.	Robert Heinlein (1966)
Medical Use for Weightlessness Early reference to the idea of using a weightless environment for medical purposes.	W.F. Wallace (1952)
Membrane Balloon Helmet A selectively permeable membrane worn as a helmet.	Larry Niven (1969)
Metal Solvent Ray Thrower - also a reaction pistol Acts like a flame thrower in space.	Manly Wade Wellman (1941)
Meteor Blasters - clear the spaceways Energy beams that would destroy space debris or rocks that lay in the path of a spacecraft.	Murray Leinster (1945)
Meteor Hulls Ship A small meteor tears all the way through a ship	Isaac R. Nathanson (1931)
Meteor Miner Someone who roams the solar system, hunting for metal in meteors.	Jack Williamson (1933)
Meteor Particles (Sand Blast) Tiny sand-sized asteroids sand-blasting the hull of a spacecraft.	Clifton B. Kruse (1936)
Meteor Swarm Mining A fleet of ships hunting for meteoric iron - in space!	L.A. Eshbach (1935)
Meteor Warning System - incoming meteor swarm detected A system that provided rockets in flight with early warning of meteors.	Edmond Hamilton (1932)
Meteoric Dust Cloud A vast cloud in space, through which the solar system moved for a decade.	John Russell Fearn (1939)
Meteorometer - meteors ahead! A device that warned space ships in flight about oncoming meteors.	Edmond Hamilton (1928)
Meteorscope A device that probes ahead in space detecting swarms of deadly meteors.	Edmond Hamilton (1942)
Meteor-Spotting Radar A device to warn spacecraft of oncoming meteors.	George O. Smith (1943)
Meteor-Sweeps Maneuver to chase down and destroy meteor showers that threaten celestial navigation.	Edmond Hamilton (1928)
Micro-Telescope An astronomical instrument for looking at objects in a miniature universe.	Edmond Hamilton (1935)
Momentum Screen Allows a spacemen to avoid the problem of "high gee" forces on take-off.	Theodore Sturgeon (1941)
Moon As Prison The moon is a prison without bars.	Robert Heinlein (1966)
Moon Hopper A jet-powered single-person vehicle for the Moon.	Raymond F. Jones (1973)
Moon Run An accurate representation of running on the moon.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Moon Skis - ah the lunar powder Special wide skis for travel on lunar powder.	Robert Heinlein (1940)
Moon Valley Breathable Atmosphere Atmosphere is retained in a deep valley on a moon or otherwise airless body.	Dom Passante (1939)
Moon Walk - presages Apollo Very early realistic depiction of walking on the moon in low gravity.	Ray Cummings (1930)
Moon Weaponized A military application of moons, planetoids and asteroids; dropping them from space.	Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins) (1929)
Moonbase (or Moon Base) - first reference A base of operations on Earth's moon.	L. Ron Hubbard (1948)
Moon-Dome A transparent hemisphere used as a habitat.	Eric Frank Russell (1952)
Moonquake-Proof Habitats - thanks to Robert Heinlein Moonbases that are built to withstand quakes on the Moon.	Robert Heinlein (1948)
Move an Asteroid Using practical techniques to change the orbit of an asteroid or small moon.	Robert Heinlein (1939)
Moving a Planet - early use of idea Early use of the concept of moving a planet to a new sun.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Mudshoes Footgear specialized for the semisolid soil of Venus	Stanley G. Weinbaum (1935)
Multi-Generation Space Vessel (Generation Ship) A space ship and voyage intended to last across multiple human generations.	Nat Schachner (1936)
Multiverse A set or series of universes in parallel with our own.	Michael Moorcock (1963)
Near-Space Solar Energy Collectors Generating power from solar radiation closer to the source.	Olaf Stapledon (1937)
Needles (Chocolate and Vanilla) Inflated towers reaching 20 miles out of Earth's atmosphere.	David Brin (1979)
Negative Acceleration Turning a torchship through a half-circle, thereby applying force in the direction of motion, slowing the ship down.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1928)
Negative Gravity Field Antigravity effect produced for space ship propulsion.	A.G. Stangland (1932)
Negative Matter Space Drive A reactionless space drive using negative matter.	Robert Forward (1992)
Negative Safety-Field A paragravity-based shield for space craft.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Neotopological Metaeuclidean Adjacency - just around the corner A portal through space-time.	Terry Bisson (1994)
Neutral (Point) The point at which the gravitational pull of the sun and that of a planet cancel each other out.	Harry Gore Bishop (1907)
Neutronium Slippers Special footgear to keep ones footing in lower gravities.	Edmond Hamilton (1940)
New Moon Casino Satellite An enormous artificial moon, it was far easier to get to than the Old Moon.	Jack Williamson (1939)
New Suns From Old Creating new stars by crashing together the cinders of dead stars.	Edmond Hamilton (1935)
Normal Space As opposed to hyperspace.	John W. Campbell (1931)
Nose-Tubes Rocket blasts from the front of a ship, to brake it.	Edmond Hamilton (1930)
Null-Suit A device that projects a field of force that acts like a space suit.	John Varley (1977)
Observation Room Recreation Center A vast internal space in a space station, often used for exercise and amusement.	Murray Leinster (1931)
Off-Planet Away from a planet, towards another or into space.	H. Beam Piper (1952)
Off-World Not of Earth.	C.L. Moore (1943)
One-Man Rocket A small rocket ship with only a pilot.	Edmond Hamilton (1930)
Opaque Helmet A spacesuit helmet that has no see-through components at all; fully enclosed metal.	Dr. Arch Carr (1937)
Operation Cleanup - remove orbital debris the brute force way The program that removed space debris in LEO that could harm the space elevator.	Arthur C. Clarke (1978)
Orbital Mirror - sunlight when you want it A huge reflective surface in orbit around a planet or moon, the purpose of which is to focus sunlight onto the surface.	Theodore Sturgeon (1941)
Orbital Retirement Hotel A retirement home placed in low earth orbit.	Carl Sagan (1985)
Orbiting Casino Advertising Sign The mightiest billboard in the Solar System!	Jack Williamson (1939)
Osprey Space Armor Space suit you can live in.	Jack Williamson (1933)
Ostler Insulation Beam A beam of energy stretching from one planet to another that protects space craft from radiation.	Frank K. Kelly (1932)
Outbound Interplanetary Traffic The rules of the spacelanes.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Overdrive - it's FTL A propulsion technology that allows a craft to travel at faster-than-light speed.	Murray Leinster (1945)
Oxygen Concentrator Gathers oxygen from a thin atmosphere until it is breathable, supporting life.	Poul Anderson (1951)
Oxygen Fountain A small factory for making oxygen on the Martian surface.	Greg Bear (2014)
Oxygen Freshener - breath of fresh air A device that removed carbon dioxide from air and replaced it with fresh oxygen.	Manly Wade Wellman (1941)
Oxygen Space Flare A flare that burns inside a glass bulb with oxygen.	Ray Cummings (1930)
Oxygen Weeds Plants that create oxygen on a planet with little breathable air.	Arthur C. Clarke (1951)
Ozone Radiation Shield Filling the gap between the inner and outer hull with ozone.	Max Valier (1931)
Palimpscreen A thin piece of digital paper.	Ray Naylor (2022)
Paragravity Artificial gravity.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Parallel Universe An entirely separate realm or universe that exists along with our own; it may be wildly different or vary from ours by only a tiny degree.	H.G. Wells (1923)
Parking Orbit - take the gig down An orbit from which access to the planet's surface via a small auxiliary vessel is quick and uncomplicated.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Personal Force-Shield - earliest mention? A portable force-shield small enough to be carried by a single man.	Isaac Asimov (1951)
Personal Rocket Jet A small, handheld jet pack that can be used to maneuver freely in space.	Robert Heinlein (1948)
Photo-Electric Mosaic A means of capturing astronomical images.	Nat Schachner (1937)
Photoelectric Telescope (Photoelectric Eyes) - astronomical pictures produced automatically An astronomical telescope that uses the photoelectric effect to gather light, and then to present the finished image on a screen.	Jack Williamson (1936)
Photograph of Earth from Space An aerial photograph from outside the atmosphere.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Photonic Sail A sail that uses light pressure for propulsion.	Cordwainer Smith (1962)
Pilot Beam A signalling device that space craft in orbit descending to Earth could home in on and land.	Murray Leinster (1941)
Pilot-Robot The piloting gear of a space tug.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Planet Rules Regulations governing the behavior of the away team on a new planet.	Clifford Simak (1956)
Planetary Engineering Remaking or modifying an entire planet.	Jack Williamson (1936)
Planetary Globe A craftsman's model of a planet.	Julian May (1953)
Planetary Propulsion-Blasts - moving a planet Devices capable of moving and steering planets to new orbits or new stars.	Edmond Hamilton (1934)
Planetfall Making a landing on a planet from space.	Malcolm Jameson (1940)
Planets Made Habitable A plan to "terraform" a planet to improve its habitability by human beings.	Olaf Stapledon (1930)
Planet-Smasher Devices capable of destroying an entire planet.	Murray Leinster (1947)
Planoforming A form of "faster than light" travel allows for interstellar travel.	Cordwainer Smith (1953)
Plastic Igloo - with an airlock A heavy plastic shelter for use in airless environments.	Emmett McDowell (1946)
Plastifoam Used to seal large leaks in space craft.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Pleasure Planet A vast world devoted to enjoyment.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Plug-Ups Tiny plastic balls that seal leaks on spacecraft.	Glen Cook (1985)
Pneumatic Suit An airtight spacesuit.	Otto Willi Gail (1929)
Pocket Universe A created, separate space within the normal space of the universe.	Murray Leinster (1946)
Pocket-Planet An asteroid.	P. Schuyler Miller (w/D. McDermott) (1932)
Poison Space Cloud (Etheric Poison) A deadly cloud of gas large enough to envelop the solar system.	Arthur Conan Doyle (1913)
Polar Ice Water ice at the poles of the Moon.	Roger MacBride Allen (1990)
Polarization Apparatus A device that caused a space ship to repel the Earth and send a space ship on its way.	Nat Schachner (1932)
Poldek Ability to sense life.	Eric Frank Russell (1937)
Portable Atomic Heater Compact source of energy.	Robert Heinlein (1939)
Positive Ray Propulsion (Ion Drive) An ion drive.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Power Planet - power for Earth A satellite that supplies the Earth with power.	Murray Leinster (1931)
Precipitrons Filtration system to remove dust and other particulates from the atmosphere in space stations.	Fritz Leiber (1961)
Pressor (Pressor Beam) - push not pull A force-field beam that pushes, rather than pulls.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1931)
Pressor Field A force field that pressed against anything that encountered it.	Joe Haldeman (1974)
Pressure Curtain A force field that creates a barrier that people can pass through but air cannot - an airlock in a spacecraft.	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1974)
Project Scoop A space craft feature that collects dust for study.	Michael Crichton (1969)
Propulsion Gun What can you push against in space?	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Protective Shield - personal force field An energy shield for one person.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1934)
Pseudogravity Gravity produced by artifice, rather than by a suitably large mass.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Puff (Puff Balls) Material that is used to help Skyrines dropped to the surface of Mars get rid of some of that excess velocity.	Greg Bear (2014)
Pushpot An independent rocket motor that can attach itself to an object bound for space.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Radiation Shield A clever use for the water you need to take anyway.	John W. Campbell (1936)
Radiation-Proof Oxygen Suit A specialized space suit for use in radium mining on Jupiter.	Frank Belknap Long, Jr. (1936)
Radio Meteor Detector A device carried by space ships that could detect meteors in space early enough to avoid them.	John W. Campbell (1931)
Radium Repeller ray Move inbound asteroids aside to keep ships safe.	Neil R. Jones (1931)
Ramscoop - pull in hydrogen An enormous magnetic field precedes a spaceship moving through space, directing interstellar hydrogen inward for use as fuel.	Larry Niven (1965)
Ray Pistol A handheld device for projecting radiative force of some kind.	John W. Campbell (1930)
Reaction Attachment Independent maneuvering for space suits.	Neil R. Jones (1931)
Reaction Pistol - zero gee maneuvering A hand-held device for maneuvering in zero gravity in a space suit.	Stanley D. Bell (1932)
Reaction-Motors A spacecraft engine that works by firing matter out at high speed.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Recoil Pistol A handheld device that permits a spaceman to manuever in zero gravity.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Remote (or Seeker Remote) - Jedi training device A training aid for use by Jedi knights.	George Lucas (1976)
Repulsor A device that inhibits the action of a spacewarp drive.	Frederic Brown (1949)
Repulsor Screen Diverts troublesome asteroids.	Nat Schachner (1937)
Retard-Jets Rockets to slow down.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1951)
Reversal Coils Provide both entry into a negative universe and propulsion.	Jack Williamson (1938)
Ribbon World A planet that presents the same face to its sun has a small habitable area - the ribbon between light and dark.	Isaac Asimov (1952)
Robot Observatory A fully automated astronomical observatory, placed on a planet (typically, one that does not support human life).	John Berryman (1939)
Robot Spectra Analyzer Device used to find ones position in real space.	Harry Harrison (1959)
Rocket Cruiser A privately owned space ship.	Manly Wade Wellman (1940)
Rocket Engine Moves Moon Using the propulsive mechanism of a space ship to move a small moon or asteroid.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1929)
Rocket Float A sea-going floating platform for rocket launches.	Harl Vincent (1931)
Rocket Liner A rocket designed for point-to-point Earth journeys; it goes well into the stratosphere.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Rocket Pistol Using pistol rounds to maneuver in space.	Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins) (1929)
Rocket Side Tubes An early description of attitude jets, course correction by small emissions of gas.	Edmond Hamilton (1930)
Rocket Tug The equivalent of a tug boat for space ships.	Nat Schachner (1937)
Rocket-Belt A single-user propulsion pack.	Manly Wade Wellman (1940)
Rocketeer A person who pilots rockets.	Leo Zagat (1943)
Rocketeering Racing around in rockets	John Victor Peterson (1938)
Rocketrix A female rocket pilot.	Stanley G. and Helen Weinbaum (1936)
Rogue Planet A planet without a sun, it wanders through galactic space.	Poul Anderson (1967)
Rogue World A celestial nomad, a planetary body that is not tied to a particular sun.	George RR Martin (1977)
Rotated Solid Space Habitat - a solid can city A solid version of a artifact rotated to achieve artificial gravity.	Poul Anderson (1989)
Rotating Hollow Planetoid Habitat An asteroid (or planetoid) hollowed out, spun for artificial gravity, used as a habitat.	John W. Campbell (1932)
Sargasso of Space A "dead area" in which the gravitational fields of the planets are cancelled out.	Edmond Hamilton (1931)
Satellite Search and Destroy Destroying satellites in orbit.	John Brunner (1975)
Seetee Blinker A marker of contraterrene matter (antimatter) asteroids, to aid in interplanetary navigation.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Selenium Photo-Electric Televisor A specialized photo-electric cell.	Max Valier (1931)
Seleno-Cosmo-Tel Device to automatically avoid asteroids or other bodies.	Donald Wandrei (1933)
Self-Propelled Space Suit A vacuum suit with a means of propelling itself built in.	Leo Zagat (1937)
Self-Propulsive Space Suit A space suit outfitted with its own means of movement.	Anthony Gilmore (1932)
Self-Sustaining Space Craft A spacecraft ecosystem.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Shadow Square - provider of darkness An enormous blind that orbits a star.	Larry Niven (1970)
Shield Early name for a defensive force field.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1930)
Ship Hull Thermobatteries Solar activated and charged batteries built into the hull of a spacecraft.	Murray Leinster (1945)
Ship Pushes Moon Altering the course of a small moon by pushing on it with a rocket motor.	Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins) (1929)
Ship's Artificial Gravity A very early mention of the term.	Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins) (1929)
Ship's Magnetic Plates (Magnetic Mooring) Keeps a mining ship attached to the surface of an asteroid.	Clifford Simak (1932)
Ships Propelled By Light Pressure Space ships that use light pressure from a distant source for propulsion	Edmond Hamilton (1929)
Ship's Telescope A large telescope built into the main axis of the ship.	Max Valier (1931)
Shock Hammock Special netting oriented for pilots in high gee spacecraft.	Lester del Rey (1939)
Shock-Absorbing Seats Perfect for the many gravities of acceleration upon take-off.	Edmond Hamilton (1930)
Silica Sphere (Dyson sphere) An enclosed environment, excavated on Mars, and then placed into the heavens (it's Phobos)	Harl Vincent (1934)
Skew-Flip Turnover Used halfway to the destination by torch ships to slow for one's destination.	Robert Heinlein (1958)
Skin Suit - a second skin A very tight-fighting spacesuit, or disguise.	Keith Laumer (1971)
Skintight Specialized space suit for low atmospheric pressure environments like Mars.	Greg Bear (2014)
Skip-Glide A means of using the atmosphere to delicately slow a space craft during re-entry.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1961)
Skydozer Small spacecraft used to remove orbital debris.	George M. Ewing (1987)
Slaver Stasis Field - where time does not pass A force field that protects everything inside it by creating a space in which time is suspended.	Larry Niven (1970)
Sleep Destroying Field Causes lack of sleep.	Theodore Sturgeon (1941)
Slide Rule w/Radio Attachment Slide rule communicates results immediately with computer.	A.E. van Vogt (1955)
Slowboat An interstellar craft carrying people.	Larry Niven (1967)
Smoke Filter Allows grizzled spacemen to smoke in space ships.	Robert Heinlein (1939)
Smoke Jets (Air Leak Detection) A means of determining the location of air leaks in a building built on an airless moon.	Leo Zagat (1932)
Sol Familiar name for our own sun.	L.F. Stone (1929)
Solar Engine A space ship that gets it motive power from the rays of the sun.	Harry Bates (1934)
Solar Flare System Space-based parabolic reflector that focuses light for destructive purposes.	Yoshiyuki Tomino (1979)
Solar Power Apparatus An ingenious device to gather solar energy, melt water, power a turbine and get hydrogen and oxygen fuel from ice.	Max Valier (1931)
Solar Sail (Light Sail) - propulsion for spacecraft A form of propulsion for spacecraft; a sheet of lightweight material reflects light from the sun or other light source.	Jack Vance (1962)
Solar Station A satellite that gathers solar energy in space and then beams it to Earth (or other planetary surface).	Isaac Asimov (1941)
Solar Yacht Periscope A device used in the small cabin of a solar yacht.	Arthur C. Clarke (1963)
Soletta An array of solar sail mirrors that focus light onto a planetary surface for power.	Kim Stanley Robinson (1995)
Sounding Projectile Provides a way to tell whether there’s a soldid surface on a cloudy planet.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1936)
Space Beacon - variable star will guide you An ordinary sun is transformed into a beacon for use by spacecraft when in hyperspace.	George O. Smith (1952)
Space Bubble (Bubb) An inflatable spacecraft.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1961)
Space Buoy A marker in space.	Edmond Hamilton (1928)
Space Cadet A young person training to be a spaceman.	Leo Zagat (1943)
Space Capsule A minimal space craft.	E.R. James (1954)
Space Charts A pictorial representation of suns in space.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Space Craft A ship that travels through the airless void of space.	Wilford Allen (1929)
Space Craft Rope Ladder Equipment used for debarking from a space craft.	Eric Frank Russell (1955)
Space Dock Like a port for spacecraft; they can deliver their passengers and cargo.	Gordon A. Giles (1937)
Space Fleet A group of mighty ships capable of space travel - and fighting.	L.H. Morrow (1930)
Space Flight Simulator Very early description of a way to practice flying in space while still on Earth.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Space Force That branch of the military with a presence outside the atmosphere.	Ray Cummings (1932)
Space Laboratory A specialized space station, for scientific research.	Nat Schachner (1937)
Space Legs The ability to walk under high gee acceleration on a space ship.	Clifton B. Kruse (1936)
Space Lock An airlock on a spacecraft.	John W. Campbell (1930)
Space Men - first use of this term Beings who travel and work in space.	Jim Vanny (1931)
Space Mittens Protect your hands in space.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1934)
Space Navy Spacefaring professional soldiers.	B.X. Barry (1931)
Space Overalls - easier than space suits Light-duty space suit.	Manly Wade Wellman (1941)
Space Phobia When astronauts have had enough.	Lester del Rey (1953)
Space Pirate Space ships taken against their will.	Edmond Hamilton (1930)
Space Placers - Roughing It in space Miners who use placer mining techniques adapted from Earth geology.	Nelson S. Bond (1941)
Space Platform The Space Platform for Checking Aggression is a military orbital weapons platform.	E.B. White (1950)
Space Rush The Outer Space equivalent of the gold rush.	Nat Schachner (1941)
Space Sailing Using the solar wind to propel a space vessel.	J.D. Bernal (1929)
Space Socks Protective garments for the lower extremities.	Manly Wade Wellman (1941)
Space Station A base of operations in space, typically in orbit around a larger body.	Jack Williamson (1941)
Space Station One Describes an early space station similar to the International Space Station, that grew over time by accretion.	Arthur C. Clarke (1951)
Space Suit - early reference Special protective gear worn as protection in space.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Space Tanned A tan acquired by being exposed to sunlight while outside the atmosphere.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Space Tramp An old, slow spacecraft.	Ed Earl Repp (1940)
Space Transfer Station An orbiting space station primarily used as a stepping-off point from Earth.	Robert Heinlein (1951)
Space Travel Human movement through outer space.	Clare Winger Harris (w/MJ Breuer) (1929)
Space Tug A small vessel used to maneuver other ships.	Eando Binder (1933)
Space Tunnel An enclosed gang plank extended between space ships.	Polton Cross (1941)
Space Walk Standard term for moving through the void of space.	Dom Passante (1939)
Space Warp - first use of this phrase and idea The very fabric of space-time.	Nat Schachner (1934)
Space Weather Map A map that details hazardous space conditions.	A.E. van Vogt (1943)
Space-Beacon Device used to guide a space craft into finding an inhabited planet or colony on a planet.	Murray Leinster (1956)
Spaceboat Runabout for outer space.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1932)
Space-Boat A small space-worthy craft for use in emergencies.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1932)
Space-Boots Special footgear for spacemen.	Anthony Gilmore (1932)
Space-Burned Analogous to sun-burned.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Space-Contraction Drive Slip through endless interstellar space by making the distance smaller.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Spacecraft Ejection Seat An ejection seat for spacecraft, to be used in the event of problems during launch.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Spacecraft Invisibility Electronics A means of rendering a spacecraft invisible to detection by electromagnetic means.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Spacecraft Landing Wings A means of cutting speed from orbit, then landing.	- Marius (1928)
Spacedog Experienced hands on space ships.	Malcolm Jameson (1939)
Space-Drive A means of providing propulsion for a spacecraft.	John W. Campbell (1932)
Spacefaring A nation or people who explore and trade in space.	Robert Heinlein (1957)
Space-Helmet A 'fishbowl-style' head covering for space explorers.	Edmond Hamilton (1931)
Spacehound An experienced spaceman.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1931)
Space-Lanes - like the space-ways Well-traveled routes through outer space.	Edmond Hamilton (1928)
Spacelanes Traffic Jam Fanciful description of commuters in space.	Philip K. Dick (1954)
Space-Liner - first use of phrase A passenger ship in space.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Spaceport A location on the surface of a planet used for launching vehicles into space.	M. Breuer (w/J. Williamson) (1930)
Space-Post A trading post in space.	Harry Walton (1939)
Space-Sailor A spaceman; someone who makes his living by voyaging in space.	Edmond Hamilton (1933)
Spaceship Garden A fully-enclosed garden on a spaceship producing edible foodstuffs.	Harley S. Aldinger (1932)
Space-Split Access to other dimensions provided by splitting space itself.	Edmond Hamilton (1947)
Space-Suit Rockets Attached rockets allow movement in zero-gee space.	Frank K. Kelly (1933)
Spacesuit Testing A device and method for testing spacesuits.	Otto Willi Gail (1929)
Space-Tanned The characteristic darkening of the men of the spaceways.	Warren Hammond (1932)
Space-Tent A small, portable air-tight structure used on the lunar surface.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1931)
Spacewalk Going outside your space craft for a short time.	Garrett P. Serviss (1898)
Space-Walker Tall cylinder with a window at eye-level, and pincer-claws controlled by the wearer.	Edmond Hamilton (1930)
Spaceward Lunar Hemisphere Another name for the lunar far side.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1954)
Spacewarp Drive A means of faster-than-light travel.	Frederic Brown (1949)
Spaceways A set route though space.	C.L. Moore (1933)
Space-Weather Men Predictors of the 'weather' in space.	Lawrence Chandler (1952)
Spectro-Flash Analysis Device for determining the content of meteorites.	Jack Williamson (1933)
Spectroscopic Robot Converter - see the composition of planetoids Accepted the return of soft x-ray radiation, and translated it into Fraunhofer spectra.	Gordon A. Giles (1937)
Spider A robotic device that both extruded cable and climbed along it; a space construction robot.	Charles Sheffield (1979)
Spinning Pressurized Drum Put a spin on just a part of a space station.	Robert Heinlein (1951)
Splashdown - the original idea The use of water as a medium for landing one's space ship in.	Jules Verne (1867)
Spotlight of Heat (Orbital Microwaves) - magical heat from above Using an orbiting satellite microwave array to heat a specific portion of a planetary surface.	Larry Niven w/Pournelle, Flynn (1991)
Squeaker Used to search out radium in asteroids.	F.E. Hardart (1941)
Star Base An installation or station at an important interstellar location.	R.M. Williams (1944)
Star Drive The propulsion unit for an interstellar space craft.	Poul Anderson (1948)
Star Travel Undertaking a journey between the stars.	Edmond Hamilton (1946)
Stardrive - not faster than light Propulsion method that quickly brings a ship's speed to nearly that of light.	Arthur C. Clarke (1953)
Star-Globe (3D Map) A celestial star map, done in three dimensions.	Frederic Brown (1945)
Star-Globe (Ship) A spherical spacecraft.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1951)
Starlight Sail (Light Sail) - very early reference A light sail capable of sailing between solar systems.	Cordwainer Smith (1960)
Starship A vehicle for space travel.	Raymond Quiex (1926)
Starways The well-traveled paths from star to star.	Ray Cummings (1936)
Starwisp - tiny interstellar probe An small interstellar probe using a light-sail for propulsion.	Charles Stross (2005)
Steel-Lined Space Boots In combination with a magnetized floor, allows the user to walk in zero gravity.	Clyde Wilson (1938)
Steering a Star - driving a sun Steering a star, altering its path, taking it to a new location.	Edmond Hamilton (1928)
Stellarimeter Used by space navigators.	Samuel R. Delany (1966)
Stellene A tough, transparent material used to make domes or even spacecraft.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1961)
Stimsuit An elastic suit worn to decrease the effects of micro-gravity in space.	C.J. Cherryh (1991)
Stopper Bubble - twisted superstrings Device that halts time within its boundaries.	John Varley (2006)
Stratoyacht A privately-owned pleasure craft capable of attaining orbit.	Leo Zagat (1943)
Sub-C Of ships, older models that travel at speeds below that of light.	Philip K. Dick (1953)
Sub-Space A dimension or a transmission medium other than our own, which allows faster-than-light communication or movement.	Nat Schachner (1937)
Suit-Phone A means of wireless communication between individuals dressed in space suits.	Edmond Hamilton (1931)
Suit-Radio - space suit comm A means of communication between two individuals clad in space suits.	George O. Smith (1944)
Sun Dome Used on Venus to give relief from the endless rain.	Ray Bradbury (1951)
Sun Goggles Lenses darken in spots to block the brightness of alien suns.	Larry Niven (1968)
Sunlight Blocker A roughly circular field which denies sunlight to an area of a planet.	Arthur C. Clarke (1953)
Sun-Powered Ionic Drive Motor A rocket propulsion system that takes solar energy to power an ion drive.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1961)
Sun-Quilt A colorful fabric with a silvered backing used to shield the interior of a living-globe from excessive sunlight.	Fritz Leiber (1961)
Sunship A space craft powered entirely by the sun.	Jack Williamson (1931)
Sunward The direction leading toward the center of the solar system.	Edwin K. Sloat (1932)
Superluminal Faster than the speed of light.	Colin Kapp (1972)
Supralight Drive A propulsion system that allows a spacecraft to travel faster than light.	George Lucas (1976)
Survey Craft Light duty ship for use in atmosphere, to explore planets.	A.E. van Vogt (1948)
Survival Bubble (Beach Ball) - personal rescue enclosure Simplest possible space survival pod.	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1985)
Suspensine Slows biological functions enough to survive in airless space - for a time.	Poul Anderson (1951)
Sweep Field Pulls in interplanetary matter for space ship propulsion.	Robert Heinlein (1941)
Synthetigrav General term for any of the fields produced by synthetic gravity devices.	James Schmitz (1949)
Tag-Along Balloon - find the space station leak A bladder-like device that both finds and temporarily fixes leaks in moon tunnels or space station habitats.	Robert Heinlein (1948)
Telectroscope A much better telescope than yours.	John W. Campbell (1931)
Teleoperated Beetle Car A remotely-operated robotic vehicle that permitted telepresence.	James Blish (1957)
Telepresence Bulldozer - robotics for remote operation A bulldozer on the Moon that is operated remotely by a driver on Earth.	Jerry Pournelle (w/L. Niven) (1981)
Telespectroscope Device for searching for habitable (Earth-like) planets.	Edmond Hamilton (1936)
Terminator Zone The area between solar illumination and shade.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1931)
Terrene Pertaining to the Earth.	Clark Ashton Smith (1931)
Test Box A remote-controlled device for capturing small objects from open space.	F.E. Hardart (1940)
Tether Space Station A station in two parts, separated by a one hundred mile tether.	David Brin (1983)
Tetrahedron Interference Projector Projects a field of force around the Solar System, bending the light of stars to make them seem more distant.	Will Garth (1938)
The Hub A large space resort consisting of inhabitable bubbles in a metal framework.	Jack Vance (1958)
The Shed - sf predecessor to the VAB Enormous building needed to assemble giant space craft or space stations.	Murray Leinster (1953)
The Sleep Use of a special technique to lessen the supplies required for long space voyages.	Judson W. Reeves (1930)
Thermalarm Relays Detects objects by their heat radiation, so space craft can maneuver around them.	Jack Williamson (1942)
Thigh Grips Special chair feature for space ships undergoing accelerations.	Murray Leinster (1931)
Tight-Beam - hard to find A method of communication that uses a very narrowly-focused stream of energy.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1930)
Time Stream The total sequence of events considered as a kind of flow.	John Taine (1931)
Timeout The part of a Skyrene's life that is spent in Warm Sleep travel between Earth and the destination planet.	Greg Bear (2014)
TMA-1 - the Tycho monolith The Tycho Monolith.	Arthur C. Clarke (1968)
Torch The orifice from which issued the reaction mass of an atomic powered space craft.	Robert Heinlein (1950)
Tractatruck Combination tractor and truck used for hauling and exploration.	John W. Campbell (1950)
Tractor Beam - pulling force at a distance A force field used to pull objects.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1931)
Tractor Boots Space suit footgear that has atom-driven caterpillar treads.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1938)
Tramline The line along which hyperspace (instantaneous travel) travel is possible.	Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle) (1974)
Transfer Cable Move between two ships in space.	Jack Williamson (1933)
Transfer Refuge A portable environment chamber, able to support unique and different lifeforms.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1938)
Transkin A hooded protective suit worn on Venus.	Stanley G. Weinbaum (1935)
Transparent Dome Helmet A spacesuit helmet that can be seen through.	G. Peyton Wertenbaker (1926)
Trip to Mars A voyage across space to the planet Mars.	Percy Greg (1880)
Triple Airlock Special device to protect against extremely corrosive atmospheres.	H. Beam Piper (1952)
Trolling Tether Cable Simple fishing technique applied to moving cargo off-planet.	Charles Fontenay (1956)
Tubular Field of Force Can pull an object through space.	Jack Williamson (1936)
Tubular Space-Gangway A means of traversing the short distance between two ships in space.	Edmond Hamilton (1933)
Turnover The point in a torchship's trajectory when it must flip over and point its fiery tail toward its destination to decelerate.	George O. Smith (1944)
Ultra-Telescope Ray A transporter Ray that works over interplanetary distances.	Harl Vincent (1931)
Ultra-Terrene Originating from some world other than Earth.	Clark Ashton Smith (1931)
Vac Suit A space suit, designed for use in vacuum.	Leigh Brackett (1942)
Vacuum Armor An armor-plated space suit.	E.E. 'Doc' Smith (1930)
Vacuum Suit An early description of a space suit, and the first use of this now archaic phrase.	G. Peyton Wertenbaker (1926)
Vacuum Wall Compartments Shielding against heat by using walls with evacuated sections.	Raymond Z. Gallun (1940)
Vacuum-Cupped Sandals Used for walking in weightless environments.	Ray Cummings (1938)
Venus Cities Float In Atmosphere Cloud cities on Venus.	Fritz Leiber (1958)
Venus Equilateral Relay Station A converted asteroid that served as the relay station for telecommunications throughout the solar system.	George O. Smith (1942)
Vibration Machine A device that neutralized the gravitational force of the sun on the earth.	Edmond Hamilton (1929)
Visiwave Even faster than ultrawave! a means of instantaneous communication over lightyear distances.	Jack Williamson (1939)
Wandering Sunless Planet A planet that is not bound to a star.	Isaac Asimov (1946)
Wandering Worlds Planets that are attached to no sun, and roam interstellar space.	Edwin Balmer (w/P. Wylie) (1932)
Wango Wave - sign of hyperspace Energy surge that accompanies the entrance into, and exit from, overdrive outside of normal space.	Murray Leinster (1947)
Warp of Space A fault or pucker in spacetime.	Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat) (1930)
Warp-Speed Faster than light spaceships.	Fox B. Holden (1952)
Water Bulb A zero-gee dispenser of liquids.	Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth) (1952)
Water From Lunar Gypsum Extracting water (and therefore oxygen, by electrolysis) from apparently dry lunar material.	John W. Campbell (1950)
Water Pool Cushions Acceleration The use of water to cushion and protect against extreme ship accelerations.	John W. Campbell (1932)
Water-Springs Using water to cushion the living space of a spacecraft from the effects of acceleration.	Jules Verne (1867)
Way Station Materializer By sending impulses that describe a creature from star to star, transport across the galaxy is accomplished.	Clifford Simak (1963)
Weary Deep-Sleep Phildickian old-sleep.	Philip K. Dick (1964)
Webfoam Cradle A means of softening the landing for humans inside spacecraft.	Robert Silverberg (1969)
Weightlessness (Kepler) The notion that there could be a location with zero effective gravity.	Johannes Kepler (1634)
Weightlessness in Space This appears to be the first description of the idea of weightlessness in space.	Francis Godwin (1638)
Weight-Shoes Devices intended to make it easier to walk on celestial bodies with weaker gravity.	Edmond Hamilton (1942)
Wheelchair Space Station - home for the disabled in space A home in space.	Robert Heinlein (1942)
Whoopee Drive Spacecraft propulsion.	John Maddox Roberts (1979)
Wire-Gun Device that aids movement in microgravity.	Yoshiyuki Tomino (1979)
Wreck-Pack An agglomeration of wrecked spacecraft drawn together by mutual gravitational attraction in the 'dead area' of the solar system.	Edmond Hamilton (1931)
X Gun (X-Beam Projector) - see inside a planetoid A device that projected soft x-rays into small planetoids to determine their composition.	Gordon A. Giles (1937)
Xenephrene Interstellar World A planet not attached to a solar system.	Ray Cummings (1942)
Zero 'g' (Zero Gee) In a ship in orbit, in free fall.	Arthur C. Clarke (1952)
Zero-G Cups Cups that were specially designed to be usable under zero gravity conditions.	Murray Leinster (1953)
Zero-Gravity A state in which gravity is effectively absent or cancelled out.	John R. Binder (1938)

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