Herman George Scheffauer
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space cruiser n. | 1925 | Flight to Moon Again Proposed in N.Y. Times 4/6 The return of a space-ship to earth would seem to present insurmountable obstacles. What is to prevent this rocket-machine of Wolfram steel or other metal from being consumed like any tiny meteorite upon contact with the thick envelope of the atmosphere? Provision, however, has been made for this, and the possibility of landing acceptedβin theory. The peak of the torpedo-like space cruiser would contain an enormous double or triple parachute with ropes attached to the nose of the vessel.