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  • Once, after I had taken great care to detail the differences between their ancient seedship and the Los Angeles, Siri astounded me by ask­ing, "But why did it take my ancestors 80 years of shiptime to reach Maui-Covenant when you can make the trip in 130 days?"

    Prayers To Broken Stones Simmons, Dan 1990

  • About 6 months ago shiptime one of the ventilators broke down and had to be repaired.

    Spaceship of Ancestors Ernsting, Walter 1975

  • He recalled that the day here was about two hours shorter than Terra's, or shiptime.

    Icerigger Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1974

  • It was during the meal that they now ate together that he discovered that the landing was scheduled for the following morning, shiptime.

    The Battle of Forever Van Vogt, A. E. 1971

  • It lasted almost two days of shiptime, and they were readying for

    The Colors of Space Marion Zimmer Bradley 1964

  • They talked a while, and he hardly noticed the fact that the time was getting along toward 0300 now, long past his shiptime bunk-hour.

    Starman's Quest Robert Silverberg

  • "It took us until yesterday, shiptime, to decode the mathematical sequence.

    The Man Who Used the Universe Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • "It took us until yesterday, shiptime, to decode the mathematical sequence.

    The Man Who Used The Universe Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • Engineering reports central KK drive unit shut down for sub-light as well as supra-light capability at 0954.4 shiptime. "

    Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973

  • Engineering reports central KK drive unit shut down for sub-light as well as supra-light capability at 0954.4 shiptime. "

    Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973

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