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Sky Lift is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published 1953, and collected in Heinlein's The Menace from Earth. In the story, a torchship pilot lights out from Earth orbit to Pluto on a mission to deliver a cure to a plague ravaging a research station. Due to the short time needed before everyone at the research station is dead and the long distance involved the torchship must accelerate at multiple gravities for days. The pilot is successful but is rendered an invalid due to the strain put on his body.

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  • Sky Lift is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published 1953, and collected in Heinlein's The Menace from Earth. In the story, a torchship pilot lights out from Earth orbit to Pluto on a mission to deliver a cure to a plague ravaging a research station. Due to the short time needed before everyone at the research station is dead and the long distance involved the torchship must accelerate at multiple gravities for days. The pilot is successful but is rendered an invalid due to the strain put on his body. (en)
  • Accelerazione massima (Sky Lift) è un racconto breve di fantascienza del 1953 scritto da Robert A. Heinlein. (it)
  • Небесний ліфт (англ. Sky Lift) — науково-фантастичне оповідання Роберта Гайнлайна. Опубліковане журналом в листопаді 1953. Пізніше включене в збірку: «Загроза з Землі» (1959). (uk)
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  • Sky Lift is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published 1953, and collected in Heinlein's The Menace from Earth. In the story, a torchship pilot lights out from Earth orbit to Pluto on a mission to deliver a cure to a plague ravaging a research station. Due to the short time needed before everyone at the research station is dead and the long distance involved the torchship must accelerate at multiple gravities for days. The pilot is successful but is rendered an invalid due to the strain put on his body. (en)
  • Accelerazione massima (Sky Lift) è un racconto breve di fantascienza del 1953 scritto da Robert A. Heinlein. (it)
  • Небесний ліфт (англ. Sky Lift) — науково-фантастичне оповідання Роберта Гайнлайна. Опубліковане журналом в листопаді 1953. Пізніше включене в збірку: «Загроза з Землі» (1959). (uk)
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  • Accelerazione massima (it)
  • Sky Lift (en)
  • Небесний ліфт (uk)
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