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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the [[World War II]] novel ''Hornet Flight'', the hero has to refuel his plane in mid-air.
* In ''[[Farmer Inin Thethe Sky]]'', by [[Robert A. Heinlein]], Bill Lermer's father explains why they have an engineer along in space, when the engine is a radioactive torch that can't be shut off in flight.
{{quote|"There are certain adjustments which could conceivably have to be made in extreme emergency. In which case it would be Mr. Ortega's proud privilege to climb into a space suit, go outside and back aft, and make them."
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