Raymond F. Jones

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asteroid field n. 1942 R. F. Jones Starting Point in Astounding Science-Fiction Feb. 75/2 The crazy kid, instead of curving up over the asteroid field, he’s smashing through the thick of them at nearly four gees. He’ll bust a gut even if he don’t hit another asteroid.
earthshine n. 1957 R. F. Jones Gardener in Science Fiction Stories July 105/1 Could you give up watching the Earthshine from Mare Imbrium and exploring the ruins of the illfated [sic] Mars colony on the moon? Would you abandon those ancient vessels standing in the pumice of Mare Serenetatis in exchange for a backslap from Tom Marlow?
Ganymedian n. 1943 R. F. Jones Swimming Lesson in Astounding Science-Fiction Apr. 10/2 I know about the Korphs and the Titans and the Phobosians and the Ganymedians.
light-day n. 1956 R. F. Jones Academy for Pioneers in Astounding Science Fiction May 94/2 It was an insignificant run to the region of Proteus VI. The hyper-drive of the Paracelsus made the two light-day trip in a matter of subjective micro-seconds, but even so the shift required the usual preparations of banking down all electro-magnetic equipment of any kind.
space liner n. 1961 R. F. Jones Memory of Mars in Amazing Stories Dec. 33/1 The Martian Princess is a space liner perfectly capable of going to Mars. There’s no reason why such a huge ship should be used merely as a shuttle.
space vessel n. 1950 R. F. Jones Tools of the Trade in Astounding Science Fiction Nov. 60/2 Direct appeal to the foreign commissioners was, of course, useless. They might retreat from their kibitzing, but they would put Earth down as an unfriendly planet of sub-sentient life on which it was not safe to have a space vessel repaired.
Terrestrian n. 1950 R. F. Jones Tools of the Trade in Astounding Science Fiction Nov. 55/1 How would it look for the First Administrator to go limping around the galaxies explaining that he was behind schedule because his ship got wrecked on Sol III and the Terrestrians were incapable of matching his drives?