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STEPPING STONES TO THE STARS....
For forty-seven years humankind has been reaching for the stars, with
satellites, rockets, space shuttles, and, of course, orbital space stations. It
seems obvious that to make our way to the other planets in our own solar
system, and ultimately to distant stars, we will need to establish permanent
manned space habitats. But what form will such space stations take, and
what fates will await travelers to these stations as well as those who live and
work in them?
The fourteen tales included in this volume offer an extraordinary range of
possibilities, including:
"Mikeys"тАФDon and Sas were the advance team, their mission to land on
Deimos, and construct a space station so the next team could actually touch
down on Mars and do the real exploring. No one could have foreseen just
how important the Deimos station would become....
"The Franchise"тАФThey had come to Hamilton Station to help rebuild, but
it was soon obvious that Hamilton was determined to keep enemies and
friends alike from getting in....
"Follow the Sky"тАФAs a young child, she dreamed of flying to the Wheel,
and from there to other worlds. But it was only by losing everything that she
might make her dream come true....
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fate of an alien race... to a pair of space mechanics assigned a repair job for
a species that despises humankind... to a ballet instructor who must find a
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SPACE STATIONS
Edited by
Martin H. Greenberg and John Heifers
DAW BOOKS, INC.
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