| 1950 R. Heinlein Farmer in Sky (1975) viii. 83
|
While cruising in free fall according to plan, the ship was breached by a small meteorite.
|
| 1953 R. A. Heinlein Starman Jones (1975) xiii. 143
|
The ship will be in free fall for thirty seconds.
|
| 1972 J. Blish Star Trek 8 138
|
Instead of rising, the elevator sank. Decks flashed by to a whining sound. ‘Free fall!’ Kirk yelled.
|
| 1976 C. Holland Floating Worlds (1977) 89
|
He's anemic‥.Free fall and rich atmosphere.
|
| 1981 R.L. Forward & H.P. Moravec High Wire Act in O. Davis Omni Bk. of Space 81
|
The grapples release, and again you are in free fall.
|
| 1981 R.L. Forward & H.P. Moravec High Wire Act in O. Davis Omni Bk. of Space 73
|
Those moments of free fall before the cable catches you for the real trip to space are nerve-racking.
|
| 1983 B. Sterling & W. Gibson Red Star, Winter Orbit in B. Sterling Mirrorshades (1986) 204
|
She kissed his cheek, wobbling in freefall.
|
| 1984 W. Gibson Neuromancer (1989) iii.viii. 103
|
Molly and a skinny Zionite called Aerol helped Case negotiate a freefall corridor into the core of a smaller torus.
|
| 1990 R. L. Forward Rocheworld 6
|
Their commander swam in free-fall among them.
|
| 1991 L. Niven et al. Fallen Angels 9
|
Gordon had been born in free fall and thrust was new to him.
|
| 1992 V. Vinge Fire upon Deep i. i. 9
|
Dad cut the jet, and they were in free fall again.
|
| 1992 V. Vinge Fire upon Deep i. xvi. 124
|
There was something to be said for hard vacuum and free fall.
|
| 1992 H. Collins Mutagenesis 13
|
‘Kyly is a turd!’ Rol Addle shouted, pushing himself into the cabin. In spite of freefall, in spite of his obvious youth and strength, he was struggling, panting.
|
| 1994 Analog Science Fiction & Fact Jan. 185/1
|
The Earth, Moon, and Sun circle each other in a free-fall dance.
|
| 2004 P. G. Hamilton Pandora's Star xx. 639
|
So now he was enduring the physical and unfortunately biological discomforts of prolonged freefall once again.
|
