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"Generally, the human race avoids doing anything radical until forced into it."
- Frederik Pohl
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Space-Tent |
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A small, portable air-tight structure used on the lunar surface. |
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We saw that the air-purifiers
connected with our oxygen helmets were ready for
twelve days of service without further attention, packed
up some concentrated rations, a supply of water, our
space-tent, a camera and various other things needed for
exploration. Then we started out.
I believe that it will be well for me to give a brief
description of our space-tent here, for this piece of
equipment was certainly sufficiently novel. It was a
tiny light-weight shelter, made of a cold-resisting, rubber-like material supported on a -metal framework. It
was absolutely airtight and its walls were built to resist normal earthly atmospheric pressure. Eating and
drinking were impossible, of course, when we were incased in our space-armor, and so when mealtime came
around, while we were away from the rocket, it was
necessary for us to put up our tent and remove our
heavy impedimenta. That tent looked mighty serviceable even though we never got a chance to use it. Why.
a fellow could even enjoy a quiet smoke inside of it!
It rolled up into a compact little bundle that was easy
to carry. |
Technovelgy from The Lunar Chrysalis,
by Raymond Z. Gallun.
Published by Amazing Stories in 1931
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