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Title: The Space Pioneers

Author: Carey Rockwell

Illustrator: Louis Glanzman

Release Date: July 4, 2006 [EBook #18753]

Language: English

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[Illustration: TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET
THE SPACE PIONEERS
By CAREY ROCKWELL
WILLY LEY, Technical Adviser]

[Illustration]

THE SPACE PIONEERS

THE TOM CORBETT
SPACE CADET STORIES
By Carey Rockwell

STAND BY FOR MARS!
DANGER IN DEEP SPACE
ON THE TRAIL OF THE SPACE PIRATES
THE SPACE PIONEERS
THE REVOLT ON VENUS
TREACHERY IN OUTER SPACE
SABOTAGE IN SPACE
THE ROBOT ROCKET

[Illustration]

A TOM CORBETT Space Cadet Adventure

THE SPACE PIONEERS

By CAREY ROCKWELL

WILLY LEY _Technical Adviser_

GROSSET & DUNLAP _Publishers_ New York

COPYRIGHT, 1953, BY ROCKHILL RADIO
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ILLUSTRATIONS BY LOUIS GLANZMAN
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

[Transcriber's Note: Extensive research can find no evidence of the
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ILLUSTRATIONS

_Frontispiece_

Her nose pointed skyward, the _Polaris_ was ready to blast off 21
The Solar Guard worked late into the night, examining every ship
in the Alliance 50
The speedy little ship shot ahead of the fleet toward the gigantic
mass of asteroids 90
The _Polaris_ landed safely on the surface of the satellite 105
Bush pulled a paralo-ray gun from his belt and said, "All right,
march!" 143
"Hasn't anybody figured out why four hundred ships crashed in
landing?" Strong asked. 159
"We better take it easy, Astro," said Tom. "Turn off the lights." 171

THE SPACE PIONEERS

CHAPTER 1

"Go on, Astro," shouted the