space flyer n. 2
a space traveller; an astronaut
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1928
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Hugo Gernsback
[Y]es—the space flyers missed their greatest opportunity by not trying to intercept messages from other planets. The ray was even pointed to Jupiter, but no attempt was made to use the radio.
in Amazing Stories June 279 (editorial reply to reader letter)
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1931
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George B. Beattie
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To old and seasoned space-fliers like Professor Galloway and myself, there was something ludicrous in all this emotional bustle…over a little hop to the Moon.
Murders on Moon-Ship in Wonder Stories Feb. 958 -
1938
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Manly Wade Wellman
You are a space-flyer who has lost his job… I shall give you a new one.
Treasure Asteroid in Astounding Science-Fiction Sept. 8/1 -
1949
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Manly Wade Wellman
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I'm studying to be a space-flyer.
Sky Will Be Ours in Super Science Stories Jan. 105/1 -
1958
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John Novotny
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‘The Moon has no atmosphere!’ Englert exploded. ‘Don’t kid yourself,’ the space flyer said. ‘I was there and I set the Moon Queen down right on that atmosphere. They can change all the text books.’
Biggest Damned Martini in the Universe in Venture Science Fiction July 77/2 -
2012
Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
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Betty and Tommy shook off their disappointment, not that they had much choice. Tommy crossed over to the inner hatch and swung it open to let their returning tourists go aboard the scramferry. Veteran space flyers now, they greeted B&T with grins, nods, handshakes, and cheerful asides, and slipped them envelopes that surely contained tips.
Crater xxxi. 257
Research requirements
any evidence 1931
Earliest cite
in Wonder Stories
Research History
Bee Ostrowsky submitted a 2012 cite from Homer Hickam.
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