space flyer n. 1
a spacecraft
Now rare.
Vehicles
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1911
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Hugo Gernsback
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He knew now that Fernand 60O 10 had carried off his sweetheart in a space-flyer and that the machine by this time was probably far out from the earthβs boundary, headed for unknown parts, where it would be practically impossible to follow without knowing the direction of the fleeing machine.
Ralph 124C 41+ in Modern Electrics Nov. 516/1 -
1927
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Hugo Gernsback
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It is one thing to construct a practical space flyer which fits many conditions theoretically, but it is another thing altogether to navigate it successfully in space.
Space Flying in Amazing Stories Nov. 725/2 -
1930
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Hugo Gernsback
Once the space flyer has reached the critical speed, it will continue to revolve around the earth.
Stations in Space in Air Wonder Stories Apr. 869/1 -
1941 Cosmic Stories May
For some minutes he strolled erratically, this way and that, then, seized with a sudden inspiration sidled close to the side of the great spaceflyer lying in its cradle.
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1953 Science Fiction Plus Dec. 64/1
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Twenty or more Earth stations, about six of which would maintain radio contact with the space-flyer.
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1979
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Fred Saberhagen
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I see you have a private space flyer here. Do you use it to go out to the Radiant?
Some Events in the Templar Radiant in Destinies Aug.βSept. 87
Research requirements
antedating 1911
Earliest cite
Hugo Gernsback, "Ralph 124C 41+"
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