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T. A. Heppenheimer. The powersat components could be built in a space colony rather than on Earth . The colony would require a single large effort in order to be built , using resources obtained - but only in part - from Earth . Using ...
T. A. Heppenheimer. The powersat components could be built in a space colony rather than on Earth . The colony would require a single large effort in order to be built , using resources obtained - but only in part - from Earth . Using ...
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... built by what is now the Space Division of Rockwell International . This is no sleek , modern aerospace company full of Ph.D.'s and looking like a college campus . Its major plant facilities were built for aircraft production during ...
... built by what is now the Space Division of Rockwell International . This is no sleek , modern aerospace company full of Ph.D.'s and looking like a college campus . Its major plant facilities were built for aircraft production during ...
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... built , these solid substantial materials of integrity . A home in the colony would be durable and lasting , well worth holding . It would hardly be desirable to arrange for the homes to be built as in Earthside develop- ments , where a ...
... built , these solid substantial materials of integrity . A home in the colony would be durable and lasting , well worth holding . It would hardly be desirable to arrange for the homes to be built as in Earthside develop- ments , where a ...
Contents
CONTENTS Acknowledgments | 8 |
Introduction by Ray Bradbury | 9 |
Other Life in Space | 11 |
Copyright | |
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