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Space Platform, by Murray Leinster
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Title: Space Platform
Author: Murray Leinster
Release Date: April 11, 2008 [EBook #25051]
Language: English
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Space Platform
Murray Leinster
POCKET BOOKS, INC. NEW YORK, N. Y.
Reaching for the Stars....
Ever since ancient man first gazed in wonder at the stars, humanity has dreamed of traveling to outer space. Now scientists agree that space-flight may very soon become a reality.
Space Platform tells of man's first step into outer space ... of the difficulties and dangers of reaching for the stars. It is also an exciting adventure. When young Joe Kenmore came to Bootstrap to install pilot gyros in the Platform he hadn't bargained for sabotage or murder or love. But Joe learned that ruthless agents were determined to wreck the project. He found that the beautiful girl he loved, and men like The Chief, a rugged Indian steelworker, and Mike, a midget who made up for his