| 1930 J. W. Campbell Black Star Passes in Amazing Stories Q. Fall 520/2
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A quarter of an hour later the people who were to remain here on this planet saw the first of the monsters of the space rise slowly from the ground and leap swiftly forward, then, one every ten seconds, the others leapt in swift pursuit, rushing swiftly across half a world to the giant space lock that would let them out into the void. Then one at a time they passed out into the mighty sea of space, Pirates of Space! From one system, careening on its way through the void, they were sweeping out to another system, to take it, and overrun it with their people!
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| 1939 R. Heinlein Misfit in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Nov. 56/2
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At the starboard spacelock, the kits were put in first, the inner door closed, and the outer opened. When the inner door was opened again the kits were gone—blown out into space by the escaping air.
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| 1940 H. Kuttner Million Years to Conquer in Startling Stories Nov. 18/2
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‘Test the atmosphere,’ Theron commanded. Ardath obeyed. Spectroscopic analysis, made from outer space, had indicated that the air here was breathable. The chemical test confirmed this. At Theron's request, Ardath opened a spacelock. Air surged in with a queerly choking sulphurous odor.
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| 1942 A. E. van Vogt Asylum in Astounding Sci.-Fiction May 27/1
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Her voice took on a whiplash quality. ‘So back to my rooms. I have a space lock there to get rid of your body. Get going!’
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| 1948 L. R. Hubbard 240,000 Miles Straight Up in Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec. 55/1
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Angel put a piece of chocolate into the miniature space lock of his helmet, closed the outer door, opened the inner one with his chin and worried it dog-fashion out of the compartment.
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| 1949 G. O. Smith Fire in Heavens in Startling Stories July 70/1
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Jeff stood in the open spacelock and called directions through the telephone as Lucille lifted the big rocket gently and cautiously onto its jets.
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| 1949 J. H. Schmitz Agent of Vega in Astounding Sci. Fiction July 48/2
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So it's worth taking a chance on trying to get her out of there. And here's what you do. In the first place, don't under any circumstances get any closer than medium beaming range to that crate. Then, just before I reach the yacht, you're to put a tractor on its forward spacelock and haul it open. That will let me in close to the control room, and that's where U-1's got to be.
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| 1951 S. A. Peeples et al. Dictionary of Sci. Fiction in Travelers of Space 26
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SPACE LOCK—In SF, an opening into a space ship, complete with air lock to avoid loss of atmosphere or penetration by alien air. Also refers to a space ship's berth or launching platform. (See: SPACE PORT)
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| 1996 D. A. Wollheim Asteroid 745: Mauritia in Random House Bk. Sci. Fiction Stories 42
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Yes, the spacelock is open, you dunderhead! ‥Come in, come in, so I can report you! Did you break your communicator? You'll pay for it!
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| 1996 D. A. Wollheim Asteroid 745: Mauritia in Random House Bk. Sci. Fiction Stories 43
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What we saw was this: The spacelock was open, the air had escaped, and Braun was lying half in and half out, dead from strangulation. That was all. How the lock had got open I can't say, except that Braun in his frenzy must have operated the hand switch from the inside without checking the outside controls. I find it hard to believe that Braun would do that, for he was too experienced a hand.
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