midspace adj.
occurring in midspace n.
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1931
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Manly Wade Wellman
They passed dozens of asteroids at close quarters, but never close enough to feel gravely threatened. Rapidly they approached the point where they knew the danger of a mid-space collision would be over.
Disc-Men of Jupiter in Wonder Stories Sept. 534/2 -
1948
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And this is a mid-space reverse at max.
Decision Illogical in Astounding July 43/2 -
1956
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Lan Wright
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βIf we can synchronize speeds for just thirty secondsββ βA mid-space pick up, eh?β
Who Speaks of Conquest in New Worlds Science Fiction June 125 -
2009
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One of ten survivors of a mid-space collision between a passenger ship and some kind of space debris.
Broken Windchimes in Asimovβs Science Fiction Sept. 102
Research requirements
antedating 1931
Earliest cite
Manly Wade Wellman, 'The Disc-Men of Jupiter'
Research History
Fred Galvin submitted a cite from a 1947 reprint of Manly Wade Wellman's 1931 "The Disc-Men of Jupiter"; Jesse Sheidlower verified this in the first publication in Wonder Stories, September, 1931.Jesse Sheidlower submitted a 1929 cite from Edmond Hamilton.
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