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Man Who Sold the Moon (short story): A central short story in the Future History series by Robert Heinlein, in which the major character, D.D. Harriman, creates a commercial enterprise to make the first space flights to the Moon ^[e]

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Science fiction [r]: A story-telling genre that presents alternatives to what is currently considered scientifically possible or that extrapolates from present-day knowledge. ^[e]
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Tragedy [r]: An unfortunate event or chain of events which leads to suffering, loss of life, or serious repercussions, often expressed as drama or literature but the term can describe real-life events ^[e]

Moon [r]: a naturally-occurring satellite that is in orbit around a planet; the moon is the Earth's only satellite. ^[e]
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Rocket science [r]: Variously an incorrect name for various engineering disciplines in dealing with unguided rockets or the rocket engines of more intelligent vehicles, or an ironic description of something very complex or very simple (i.e., "this isn't rocket science") ^[e]