"Way station" Quotes from Famous Books
... Tom climbed the narrow stairs to the traffic-control deck, the Solar Guard officer continued to speak of the man-made satellite. "When the station was first built," he said, "it was expected to be just a way station for refueling and celestial observations. But now we're finding other uses for it, just as though it were a small community on Earth, Mars, or Venus. In fact, they're now planning to build still larger stations." Scott opened the door to the traffic-control room. ...![](http://www.diccionarioingles.com/rquot.gif) — Danger in Deep Space • Carey Rockwell |