[Astounding Stories of Super-Science 01] • October 1981
![[Astounding Stories of Super-Science 01] • October 1981](/cover/40SuN2yqNwWNaK3n/big/[Astounding%20Stories%20of%20Super-Science%2001]%20%e2%80%a2%20October%201981.jpg)
- Authors
- Anthologie
- Publisher
- Mercury Press
- Tags
- science fiction , short story
- Date
- 1981-11-26T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.04 MB
- Lang
- en
Ian Haise is a
'pusher'. He works cleaning the stardrive compartments of a faster-than-light
starship that makes
regular runs from Earth to nearby trading posts. While each trip only takes
several months for those on board, much more time passes at home because of time
dilation. With each trip the impact of time passing becomes increasingly
devastating, divorcing crew members (who spend their time 'pushing C') from
people living on Earth (who are 'pulling gee').