moon ship n.
a spacecraft for travelling to the Moon
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1930 The Mail (Adelaide, Australia) 23 Aug. 9/2
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The scaffolding that held the moon ship is scattered over an area of several acres, and for a brief moment or two the silent thousands have a glimpse of a steel body rushing at unbelievable speed towards the blue vault of heaven!
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1931
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George B. Beattie
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The Murders on the Moon-Ship.
Murders on the Moon-Ship in Wonder Stories Feb. 958 (title) -
1933
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Robert Baldwin (I)
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And so the moon-ship, βTerraβ, plunged on through space.
Retribution in Amazing Stories Nov. 79/2 -
1949
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Damon Knight
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Not two weeks ago, your first moon ship, designed, built, manned and launched under your personal direction, vanished without a trace somewhere on the further side of the Moon.
Gravity Trap in Super Science Stories July 113/2 -
1959
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Jack Williamson
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Our original flight plan had called for the moon ship to return with several tons of fuel left.
Second Man to the Moon in Fantastic Apr. 40/2 -
1989
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Gordon R. Woodcock
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Our moonship would take four or five people to the Moon for a two-week stay.
Wanted: Pioneers for Space Frontier in New Destinies #7 (Spring) -
2005
Robert J. Sawyer
We transferred from the spaceplane to the moonship, a metallic arachnid designed only for use in vacuum.
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Simon Koppel submitted a 1930 cite from The Mail of Adelaide, Australia.
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