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Misfit by Robert Heinlein:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
Delightful story published in 1939; it shows how an asteroid was moved into a more useful orbit and set up as a space station by a group of young recruits.
('Misfit' by Robert Heinlein)
Select an invention:
Ballistic Calculator - trajectories between planets |
Durite |
Inflatable Roofed Valley - early inflatable reference |
Move an Asteroid |
Portable Atomic Heater |
Smoke Filter |
Synthetic Spider Silk |
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