Ordeal in Space

Ordeal in Space
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"Ordeal in Space" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, originally published in Town & Country, May 1948. It is one of Heinlein's Future History stories and appears in his collection, The Green Hills of Earth.

A spaceship's crewman drifts away from the ship and has far too much time to ponder things.

Originally titled "Broken Wings", the story was rejected by The Saturday Evening Post.

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Collections	The Past Through Tomorrow · The Man Who Sold the Moon · The Green Hills of Earth · Orphans of the Sky · Revolt in 2100 · The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein · Expanded Universe

Short stories	"Life-Line" · "Let There Be Light" · "The Roads Must Roll" · "Blowups Happen" · "The Man Who Sold the Moon" · "Delilah and the Space Rigger" · "Space Jockey" · "Requiem" · "The Long Watch" · "Gentlemen, Be Seated!" · "The Black Pits of Luna" · "It's Great to Be Back!" · "—We Also Walk Dogs" · "Searchlight" · "Ordeal in Space" · "The Green Hills of Earth" · "Logic of Empire" · "The Menace from Earth" · "If This Goes On—" · "Coventry" · "Misfit" · "Universe" · "Common Sense"

Novels	Methuselah's Children · Time Enough for Love · To Sail Beyond the Sunset

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