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"...science fiction is sort of like a sociological genome. It's a huge range of possible futures, most of them useless; some vital. You never really know in advance."
- Peter Watts
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| Space Walk | ||
| Standard term for moving through the void of space. |
As far as I know, this is the first use of this term.
| But that space walk of mine wasn't so very amazing. I've lived here all my life, and like a swimmer who can accustom himself to long periods under water, so have I, by occasional jaunts to the plateau, accustomed myself to void conditions. |
| Technovelgy from Moon Heaven,
by Dom Passante. Published by Science Fiction in 1939 Additional resources -
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An unusual early usage for this phrase can be found in Cosmic Engineers, a 1939 story by Clifford Simak:
Simak uses it again in Mr. Meek Plays Polo (1944):
See also space-walker from The Universe Wreckers (1930) by Edmond Hamilton. The idea of a space walk was probably first described in science fiction in Edison's Conquest of Mars (1898) by Garrett P. Serviss; see spacewalk.
“Don't mention chess to me again, you sawed-off shrimp - I'll space-walk you if you do. So help me Hannah if I don't."
They figure they’re a cinch to win and they got their shirts bet on the game. If they lose, they’ll more than likely space-walk me.
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| First Trips To Mars Announced By Elon Musk |
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'...the combined Wind-Suncatcher, like a spray of tulips mounted fanwise.'
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