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"[Science fiction is ] That branch of literature which is concerned with the impact of scientific advance upon human beings."
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![]() In this story, it is assumed that the asteroid Vesta is an intact surface fragment of an ancient planet.
You might want to compare this idea with the more dramatic Romulan flame drill used in the new Star Trek movie series (and the real-life flame jet drill deveolped for drilling into solid rock).
Also, here's a neat illustration of drilling into an airless moon or asteroid from The Radium World (1932) by Frank K. Kelly:
![]() (Mining claim stake-markers from The Radium World by Frank K. Kelly)
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Science Fiction
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Implantable Covid-Detecting Microchip Developed By DARPA
'Employees... were implanted with advanced microprocessors...'
SpaceX Requests Starlink For Starship
'... sweating, heat-blistered engineers at every interplanetary radiograph station on three planets.'
SF Writers Predicted John Deere Autonomous Tractors
'The huge plow... seemed to shake itself - and began to move back southward.'
Sony Pocket Air Conditioner Is Phil Dick's Idea!
'... he went to the hall closet to get his pith helmet and his mandatory cooling-unit.'
Guard Dog Robot Security Check
'We still use people at the main gates, but here it's an automated sentry.'
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