Stories tagged “Colonies”
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The Truth Will Set You Free
Gordon tapped his data-pad at random with his fingers causing tiny fireworks to light up at his touch. He was bored. History was boring. “Gordie? Can you share with the class your thoughts on the Avaritia legislation?” In a bored tone, Gord...
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Receipt
Marcell grabbed the thin ribbon of paper, scanning over the return message that had been detected. OUR THANKS BUT UNABLE TO COMPLY. FUEL CONSTRAINTS FORCE CURRENT COURSE TO A CENT GATHERING INTERSTELLAR HYDROGEN FOR TURNAROUND, NOT ENOUGH TO FORCE COUR...
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Mail
Coded transmission towards relative heading: RA 14 h 39 m 36.4951 s / Dec -60° 50′ 02.308″ Begin transmission: 2114 Hrs 03-31-34 LE Transmission series: SLLL S LS L SS LLL LS SLSLSL / SSS LSLS SL L L S SLS S LSS / LSLS LLL SLSS LLL LS SS S SSS / L...
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Thirty Years of History in Sixty Seconds
The Lunar United Colony Youth had banked on Mars becoming the next cradle for mankind after the Earth had spontaneously become an asteroid belt. Stealing as many supplies as they could get away with, they had chartered a wealthy aristocrat’s spac...
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Progress
“So what’s the story?” Bethony Sommern asked. “Huh?” “About Jupiter.” “Oh.” Haskell shifted in his seat. “The Lán Tàiyáng is meeting with apparent success. The Fāxiàn Gǒu and the Tiěqu
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A Saying Regarding Clouds
From the observation window of Habitat Six, the red jewel of Mars was visible as a point of light unique in color among the rest of the bodies dotting the celestial sphere. No one had dared land on it ever since a chunk of northwestern Canada and Alask...
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Under the Crust
“So tell me what I need to know,” Bethony started. The technician, in his blue helmet and white lab jumpsuit, passed her a tablet. “We think we have a way to restart Mars’ magnetosphere. Do you remember how on Old Earth that the...