About “Space Jockey”
"Space Jockey" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It is part of his Future History series and was first published in The Saturday Evening Post on April 26, 1947. The story was later included in the collection *The Green Hills of Earth*. The narrative explores themes common in Heinlein's work, including space travel and human adaptation. The story's title refers to a pilot or operator of a spaceship. No further details about the plot or characters are provided in the source text. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- First published
- 1947
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