suited adj.
wearing a spacesuit
Earliest in the fuller form space-suited adj..
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1938
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Arthur K. Barnes
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A half-dozen suited figures scurried about the nose of the Ark.
Satellite Five in Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct. 28/1
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1967
Edmond Hamilton
He looked at Chaneโฆand considered what would happen if he dropped him out of a hatchway, suited and attached to a signal flare.
Weapon From Beyond 99 -
1978
Norman Spinrad
Now the area inside the Trek is a vast concourse of torchships, shuttles, suited people, and the dancing lights of civilized life.
Riding Torch in Binary Star No. 1 175 -
1981
Bob Shaw
Our picture shows the practice areas in use by suited and unsuited vacationers, the illusion of actually being in space enhanced by the sight of a shuttle craft approaching one of the stationโs receiving bays.
Galactic Tours 13 -
1993
David Weber
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Huge, blue-white sparks spat and glared about her, silent in the vacuum of the shattered drive compartment, and Boatswain MacBride grabbed one of her suited repair party and literally dragged the man into position.
On Basilisk Station 313 -
2002
Lois McMaster Bujold
The retreating suited figure raised a hand in acknowledgment.
Diplomatic Immunity 266
Research requirements
antedating 1938
Earliest cite
A. K. Barnes 'Satellite Five'
Research History
Katrina Campbell submitted a 1981 cite from Bob Shaw's "Galactic Tours".Katrina Campbell submitted a cite from a reprint of Edmond Hamilton's "The Weapon From Beyond"; Mike Christie verified the cite in the 1967 first edition.
Malcolm Farmer submitted a cite from a 1978 reprint of Norman Spinrad's 1974 "Riding The Torch".
Malcolm Farmer submitted a cite from a 1999 reprint of David Weber's 1993 "On Basilisk Station".
Michael Dolbear submitted a 2002 cite from Lois McMaster Bujold's "Diplomatic Immunity".
Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a reprint of Arthur K. Barnes' "Satellite Five"; Mike Christie verified the cite in the 1938 original magazine appearance.
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