“ The little ship bulleted down toward Oneonta Spaceport....It was night, but a blaze of lights illuminated the Oneonta Spaceport. Hundreds of landcars stood on the parking lots, thousands of persons crowded the wire fence which kept all but port personnel from the field itself.The old space-freighter sank easily to the apron and in seconds the rocket flames died. A surge of humanity ebbed over the field toward the craft.Phil Mooney opened the pilot-compartment's hatch and stuck his head out, blinking in surprise at the mob beneath him. ”
Mack Reynolds
Summary
“Mercy Flight”, is a work by Mack Reynolds. It explores elements such as Phil Mooney, Ed Kerry and Luna.
Quotes from Mercy Flight (Mack Reynolds)
“ And probably it was because of this training that he, Phil Mooney, was unable to get back into the crowd after the war had ended. He was an individualist who rebelled against working not only for but even with someone else.He should have known better. Industry had reached beyond the point where one man goes out by himself and makes a fortune—or even a living, he thought wryly. It's the day of the big concerns, of tremendous trusts and cartels, who didn't even have to bother with the task of squeezing out tiny competitors like himself. ”
“ The nearest thing to them might have been the flyers of 1914, in the first World War—but, of course, they were up there alone only for hours at a time, not weeks."You develop self-reliance, men," was the way the colonel had put it. "You develop self-reliance, or you're sunk."You're in space by yourself, alone. You can't use your radio or they can locate you. If something happens, some emergency, or some contact with the enemy, you're on your own. You have to figure it out; there's no superior officer to do your thinking; you're the whole works." ”
