Book 28. (1 results) Kur of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 81 | 22 | On the View more quotes about ship">ship of Peisistratus, however, which Cabot supposed might be typical, there were no shuttle craft. |
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Book 28. (7 results) Kur of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 81 | 19 | For example, if the ship were to lift away from a planetary surface, even one such as Gor, a great expenditure of propellant would be required. |
| 81 | 20 | This expenditure need not take place, of course, in leaving the steel world. |
| 81 | 21 | Cabot suspected that certain ships, larger ships, might remain in orbit, while communication to and from a planetary surface might take place by means of shuttle craft. |
| 81 | 22 | On the ship of Peisistratus, however, which Cabot supposed might be typical, there were no shuttle craft. |
| 81 | 23 | There were, however, some escape pods. |
| 81 | 24 | The ships of the Priest-Kings, as Cabot understood, did not carry internal fuel, but drew on the forces of gravity for their propulsion. |
| 81 | 25 | In this way there was no difficulty in leaving a planet's surface, nor need they face dangers such as the exhaustion of the ship's source of power, the risk of its volatility, and so on. |
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For example, if the ship were to lift away from a planetary surface, even one such as Gor, a great expenditure of propellant would be required.
This expenditure need not take place, of course, in leaving the steel world.
Cabot suspected that certain ships, larger ships, might remain in orbit, while communication to and from a planetary surface might take place by means of shuttle craft.
On the ship of Peisistratus, however, which Cabot supposed might be typical, there were no shuttle craft.
There were, however, some escape pods.
The ships of the Priest-Kings, as Cabot understood, did not carry internal fuel, but drew on the forces of gravity for their propulsion.
In this way there was no difficulty in leaving a planet's surface, nor need they face dangers such as the exhaustion of the ship's source of power, the risk of its volatility, and so on.
- (Kur of Gor)