Asteroid Pirates by Royal W. Heckman:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

"Concerning the bullet-proof, but highly intelligent Saturnian Apes, and Venusian dreams of Empire -"


(Alien bar scene from Asteroid Pirates by Royal W. Heckman)

An interesting tale in which one of the solar system races wants to aggregate the asteroids into a new planet! Read the story here.

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Individual Flyer
Personal antigravity and wing unit.

Interplanetary Restaurant
An eatery and watering hole designed for use by a variety of space-faring races.

 

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