Citations:zero G

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English citations of zero G, zero g, zero-g, zero-G, zero gee, and zero-gee

Noun: "zero gravity"

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  • 1952, Arthur C. Clarke, Islands in the Sky, page 80:
    She was escorted by an elderly woman who seemed to be quite at home under zero "g" and gave Linda a helpful push when she showed signs of being stuck.
  • 1961 July, Randall Garrett, “A Spaceship Named McGuire”, in Analog Science Fact-Fiction, volume 67, number 5:
    And zero gee is so devoid of orientation that it gives the sensation of falling endlessly until you get used to it.
  • 1962, Frederick Ira Ordway, James Patrick Gardner, Mitchell R. Sharpe, Basic Astronautics, page 477:
    Walking will be impossible in zero G.
  • 1975, Alan Dean Foster, “Once Upon a Planet”, in Star Trek Log Three, →ISBN, page 56:
    We've got zero-gee on the bridge.
  • 1978, Poul Anderson, Tau Zero, page 139:
    "Have you also become unable to rest in zero gee?" he asked.
  • 1981, Vonda McIntyre, The Entropy Effect, page 43:
    At the crystal growth station in the zero-g section of Aleph Prime.
  • 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer, page 102:
    Your heartbeat'll speed up in zero-g, and your inner ear'll go nuts for a while.
  • 1996 May, SFX, number 12, page 16:
    Making Apollo 13 was an unusual experience for Bill, involving not only zero-G filming but also the chance to meet the character he was playing, Fred Haise.
  • 2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 44:
    John and Jen were startled by his clumsy zero-G gymnastics.