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id: 18719
title: Space Tug
author: Leinster, Murray
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  Joe and his crew were locked out of the Space Platform. "Good morning, sir," said Joe. Major Holt''s daughter Sally had a sort of "I ought to know it," admitted Joe. The Earth''s second, man-constructed moon--out in space for just six At 25,000 feet the Chief said suddenly: "We''re pointed due east, Joe. Freeze it?" Mike said: "Communications says get set to fire jatos, Joe." Joe said wrily, "There are some rockets in enemy hands which can reach Mike snapped into a microphone: "Right!" To Joe he said, "Space Platform "Somebody''s fired rockets out from Earth," said Joe carefully. "The job''s almost over," said Joe. The ship''s own hull, outside the ports, glowed suddenly in a light-beam "I''m going to help unload my ship," Joe said shortly. Haney said disgustedly, "Joe, there are times when a guy wants to murder Joe said sombrely, "Something''s got to be done about space ships before


id: 31116
title: Where I Wasn''t Going
author: Richmond, Leigh
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  "Bessie, ask the Cow what''s off balance." It was Mike''s voice from Nails was more than most responsible for the very existence of U.N. Space Lab One, and Project Hot Rod besides. Project Hot Rod was manned twenty-four hours a "day." The new shift of Hot Rod was secured, and its crew were taking turns at the lock to that had been aboard Project Hot Rod at the time of the flare. "Is there any way to turn off Hot Rod without the Security key?" that you secure the Hot Rod power switch so that it cannot be turned Mike turned to the control panel, and after a few minutes thought "Ishie," said Mike, "we figured out a space drive, and that was great. Having listened through this, Ishie said: "At the point where Mike "Ishie," said Mike, "the captain''s in trouble, and he''s asking us to


id: 50290
title: Space Station 1
author: Long, Frank Belknap
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  "I wasn''t looking for a deal," Corriston said. Corriston looked up in surprise at the big man confronting them. The big man stared at Corriston more intently, his eyes kindling with "That''s right," Clakey said, turning to grin amiably at Corriston. "No one knows exactly what is happening," Corriston said. Then the young man at Corriston''s elbow cleared his throat and said in Corriston suddenly realized that he was behaving like a man who "That''s right," Corriston said, telling himself that he was a damned "I still feel that way," Corriston said. Corriston had been watching the man''s right arm. Had the man fled in sudden fear, knowing that Corriston would be Corriston said: "You''re wearing a mask, aren''t you, commander?" The man with the gun had asked Corriston a great many questions, Corriston looked around once when Henley was on his way to the door. "I''d like to talk to you," Corriston said.


id: 59345
title: Slow Burn
author: Still, Henry
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  "McKelvie''s coming up to kibitz," Morrow said. rocket, they call it--out there at the space station. They tell me a man named Mark Kramer is going to fly out in that rocket "Don''t worry," Jones said, "If the moon rocket makes it, public opinion "He went space happy and bumped his head," Kevin said curtly, "and "Gordon!" Morrow said sharply. "That machinery controls the safety lines," Bert said. helped the space-suited figure into the rocket, dogged shut the hatch line from the rim of the station to the rocket. Kevin turned slowly to McKelvie and Gordon. "365 miles outside our orbit?" Morrow said calmly. "Get Jones from astronomy," Kevin said at last. Then Morrow remembered the Earth rocket that had brought Senator "You messed up those lines," Kevin said. "Not enough," Kevin said. "We''re at 135 miles," Jones said. "We''re at 135 miles," Jones said.


id: 58733
title: Spatial Delivery
author: Garrett, Randall
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  hospital ward, Lieutenant Alice Britton clutched at the sheets of her Major Banes looked at her and smiled a little. Alice had said: "I''m sure the thought never entered his mind, doctor. The baby was going to come two months early. The Chief Nurse turned her eyes to the slowly moving second hand of the time, she said: "I''m doing fine, but you look as if you''d been through in September, so when White Sands contacted us, they said he was coming Banes had to fight hard to keep his face smiling when she said that, Lieutenant Britton''s husband was right when he said the whole to go around having babies on a space station!" When the pain had ebbed away, he said: "We''ve got the delivery room all Major Peter Banes, haggard but smiling, met Captain Britton in the Banes nodded to Colonel Gates, then turned to Britton. "Over an hour ago," said Banes.


id: 59712
title: The Floater
author: Walton, Bryce
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  A few months later, Von Ulrich was back, watching Barton moulding But it didn''t seem like a year when Von Ulrich came back in his sleek But Barton took no hope from Von Ulrich''s lack of Von Ulrich did come back, several times. it was Von Ulrich, looking so much older this time. Von Ulrich set off an alarm and in less than four seconds Barton was For the first time in the basketball, Barton began to feel some In the second one, Von Ulrich found Barton still lying peacefully on Von Ulrich had hoped that Barton''s basketball would be found and when "Better give Barton a more thorough check," Von Ulrich said. "Barton never hated anybody," Von Ulrich said. so I finally decided," Von Ulrich told Zeiger, "that Barton was Von Ulrich said, "I''ll turn in a complete report on Barton. "Of our time, that is," Von Ulrich said.


id: 60608
title: Satellite Passage
author: Thomas, Theodore L.
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  "Better be outside in any case," said Kaufman. Morgan tried to see it in his mind: three men standing on a long, slim Kaufman took it and hefted it in his turn, and passed it to McNary. McNary gently pushed the flask toward Morgan, who caught it and McNary''s, and as he worked his way into it, Morgan and Kaufman pressed Morgan became aware that McNary, beside him, was pointing toward the Morgan turned his head away from the storm and saw that Kaufman and Morgan unhooked one of the oxygen cylinders at his belt and said, "We "Shooting stars on Earth tonight," said McNary. Morgan and McNary turned to see Kaufman floating several feet above the "Right," said Kaufman. Morgan turned to face the approaching satellite. "Not that I see," said Morgan. Morgan watched as the other satellite approached. himself raising an arm with Kaufman and McNary and waving back.


id: 62316
title: Citadel of Lost Ships
author: Brackett, Leigh
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  Campbell could see the _liha_-trees swaying a little in the hot, slow Campbell turned into a path under the whispering _liha_-trees. He turned and came to Campbell, looking at him with opalescent eyes. The old man spread long blue-white hands. green light, and heard a man''s deep, soft voice say from the darkness "In other words," said Campbell dryly, "stop being Romany." "Exactly." Marah''s yellow eyes were bright and hard, meeting Campbell''s. There was an old man''s voice, murmuring, "Little people like you, They''d known about the Kraylens long before Campbell had. Campbell said, "They''re scrapping some beautiful things these days." Campbell stood still, not moving or speaking, his hard, dark face Campbell looked with dead, dark eyes at the speaker, standing beside And Campbell said swiftly, "Tredrick''s "I can think of a lot of things I should have been," said Campbell Tredrick said evenly, "You might as well call them back, Campbell.


id: 63134
title: Minions of the Crystal Sphere
author: dePina, Albert
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  "I know who you are--scientist of the First Order Guerlan, as for me, Guerlan found himself being led by members of the Inner Circle Guard "I was a First Order Scientist, I''m now an Analyst," Guerlan said Guerlan''s face was white as _Jadite_ as he roared orders in an effort Slowly Perlac raised her hand, and Guerlan saw it held a tiny, slender Guerlan came into view, the robot-proctors aimed their electro-pistols "His Benevolence and the Inner Circle _are_ Plastics, Inc." Perlac "We have arrived, Guerlan!" Perlac gazed at the young scientist, as an ordine-plastic building caught Guerlan''s eye because of the "You, Vidal!" Bejamel singled out the Inner Circle Scientist in charge Inner Circle has, if the speed and strength of Perlac''s atomo-spacer is through the airlock, Bejamel!" Guerlan''s voice was cold, impassive. Perlac, Bejamel, Estrella--even Guerlan himself, could not take their "Scientists of the Inner Circle and the First Level," he said with


