Questions tagged [space]
For story-identification questions which are related to or might be set in space. Always use in conjunction with the [story-identification] tag.
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EMTs inventing screw fittings for space suits
Between 1994 and 1998 I read what I remember as a paperback anthology of short stories about the practical issues involved in going to work in space.
One story in particular involved EMTs (Emergency ...
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1970s sci-fi book about an alien invasion and the aftermath, with the survivors on a moon of Jupiter who called themselves the JLC
I'm trying to identify a 1970s sci-fi book about alien invasion where the survivors were on a moon of Jupiter and called themselves the JLC or the Jovian Lunar Confederacy, Jelks for short. These ...
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Title of an old SciFi book about students on a survival exercise
A young academy student's class is dropped off to survive on a planet as a graduation exercise. He is allowed to take anything he wants but doesn't know what the planet will be. His older sister was a ...
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A whole ecosystem in an arcology doomed to die by a programmed massive apoptosis is saved by using the unexpected intrusion of a few humans
Just like that other story, I read this SF short story only a few years ago, in a magazine. I have checked, however, none of the stories in the issue of that other story match this one. It might have ...
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A short SF story about using chemical energy to supplement hydrogen fusion
I read this SF short story at least 40 years ago, probably in a collection.
There are FTL jumpships in this story, a classical notion, but here with a twist. In order to have enough energy to make a ...
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Book where a diver finds spaceship while testing new sonar. Starts company with brother and daughter
I read this book series through Kindle Unlimited a while ago about an ex-military diver who is developing a new sonar for the military as a private company and stumbles upon a hidden spaceship under ...
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Space opera novel, scientists break "Prime Directive" (not "Star Trek") [duplicate]
It was decades ago that I have read this novel, probably a long and intricate one, but I have just one clear memory, which I cannot connect with the remainder.
It takes place in a "space opera&...
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Short story about astronaut and cosmonaut smuggling
Im trying to remember a short story I read in the 1980s. A Russian cosmonaut narrates the story of how an American astronaut makes an unauthorized visit to the Russian capsule while both are in orbit. ...
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Story Identification (TV): Two kids in a space colony
I saw this video (TV/short film - live action) back in the 80's: it was about two kids on a space colony, and a major celestial event (like a sunrise) is about to happen. On this colony, it only ...
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Sci-fi story where a space colony has the perfect temperature
I have a vivid memory of a short story where a space colony (if memory serves) has the perfect temperature, so no one registers it as hot or cold.
This was in the opening framing of the story. I want ...
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Trying to identify a space (horror?) movie with astronauts that had skulls as their heads
As a kid I remember watching a space (horror?) movie that had astronauts with skulls as their heads. The astronauts had a blue or red glow inside the helmet which showed their skull head.
I vaguely ...
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Sci-fi movie (less likely, an episode of a TV series) about people fighting a boar-like alien after an emergency landing
At the beginning of the movie, a spaceship is flying and another spaceship crashes into it. Then the astronauts are forced to land somewhere in an unknown place and there they start to be killed by an ...
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FPS game that came pre-installed on an HP laptop (early 2000s)
I played this game on an HP Compaq laptop, on which it came preinstalled.
This was an FPS (first-person shooter) set in space. Your companion's video contact would appear in the top right corner. An ...
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Story about building individual spacecraft to escape telepathy [duplicate]
I'm trying to find a short story where a group of astronauts develops telepathic abilities while on a distant planet. As their powers grow, they begin to experience overwhelming mental strain, leading ...
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What is the name of the manga where mc is stronger as the story goes on?
The story is about a male mc they have these long slabs of stones with writing that you read to get to the next level and this happens in some kind starry space. The person can only read the slabs for ...
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