太空与月球殖民者心理特质.pdfVIP

Gentlemen,BeSeatedByRobertAHeinleinITTAKESbothagoraphobesand

claustrophobestocolonizetheMoon.Ormakeitagoraphiand

claustrophi,forthemenwhogooutintospacehadrnothavephobias.

Ifanythingnanet,inanet,orintheemptyachesaroundthe

netscanfrighnaman,hehouldsticktoMotherEarth.Amanwhowould

kehislivingawayfromterrafirmamustbewillingtobeshutupina

crampedspaceship,knowingthatitmaybecomehiscoffin,andyethemustbe

undismayedbythewide-openspacesofspaceitself.Spacemen-menwhoworkin

space,pilotsandjetmenandastroorsandsuch-aremenwholikeafew

millionmiofelbowroom.OnthotherhandtheMooncolonistsneedtobe

thesortwhofeelcozyburrowingaroundundergroundlikesomanypesky

mo.OnmysecondtriptoLunaCityIwentovertoRichardsonObservatory

bothtoseetheBigEyeandtopickupastorytopayformyvacation.I

flashedmyJournalistsGuildcard,sweet-talkedabit,andendedwiththe

paymastershowingmearound.Wewentoutthenorthtunnel,whichwasthen

beingboredtothesiteoftheprojectedcoronascope.Itwasadull

trip-climbonascooter,ridedownacompletelyfeaturestunnel,climboff

andgothroughanairlock,getonanotherscooteranddoitalloveragain.

Mr.Knowfilledinwithsatalk.Thisistemporary,heexined.

Whenwegetthesecondtunneldug,wellcross-connect,takeoutthe

airlocks,putanorthboundslidewalkinthisone,asouthboundslidewalkin

theotherone,andyoullmakethetripinsthanthreeminutes.Justlike

LunaCity-orManhattan.Whynottakeouttheairlocksnow?Iasked,aswe

enteredanotherairlock-abouttheseventh.Sofar,thepressureisthesame

oneachsideofeachlock.Knowlookedatmequizzically.Youwouldnt

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