| 1937 E. E. Smith Galactic Patrol in Astounding Stories Sept. 21/2
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The young commander, seated at his conning plate, clenched his fists and swore a startled deep-space oath as his eyes swept over the delicately accurate meters and gauges before him; for under the frightful impact of that instantaneously launched attack his outer screen was already down and his second was beginning to crack!
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| 1948 K. Putnam Dud in Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr. 92/2
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He won't take any back talk from even an ex-army guy. It's a shame we have to have two separate services in the first place. Crazy jurisdictional squabbles in the middle of a war whether a battle is deep-space or planet-based.
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| 1973 A. C. Clarke Rendezvous With Rama (1974) 215
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This bomb was built for a specific deep-space mission, and it will be fitted with all sorts of safety devices to prevent detonation except on a positive command.
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| 1980 C. Covault Universe Red in O. Davis Omni Bk. of Space 247
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They lack the microminiature technology, onboard computation, and ground-based deep-space tracking needed.
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| 1991 K. Laumer Judson's Eden 17
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As always, the sight of the space-burned tugs and shuttles in their ranked cradles in the ready area gave him a lift of spirits no loess than the majestic bulk of the great deep-space hulls across the field, before the bright-lit service hangers.
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