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A med-ship pilot and his tormal companion find their vessel has dropped out of overdrive into empty interstellar space after an apparent button error. The pilot carries out improvised, methodical checks—short hops, multi-lens star photography and plate comparison—to identify their location and judge whether the miscalculation can be corrected. The narrative follows the technical problem-solving under physical strain and isolation, and it reflects on human fallibility and the risks that arise when complex machines rely on imperfect operators.

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Title: Ribbon in the sky

Author: Murray Leinster

Illustrator: H. R. Van Dongen

Release date: April 24, 2023 [eBook #70638]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc, 1957

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK RIBBON IN THE SKY ***

RIBBON IN THE SKY

BY MURRAY LEINSTER

Illustrated by van Dongen

[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Astounding Science Fiction June 1957.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]