Help identify please?

[Mike Cothran]

Rob wrote:

> I remember reading a short story which I believe was an RAH production.
>
> All I can remember is:
>
> Passenger spaceliner went off course and headed toward the sun.
> The pilot, a robot, stayed in the control room and was blinded by the
> sun.
> The martians onboard used the phrase "I could swim" when describing the
> atmosphere on the ship.
> The martians addressed each other as "Vedras."
>
> Any clue?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

This is not a production by RAH that I know of... in fact I have an idea it
is from the late 30's pulp Amazing and by L. Ron Hubbard under a pen name.

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Mike Cothran

[Aeolus]

The story you are looking for is the first installment
(called, I believe "Jay Score") in Eric Frank Russell's
"Men, Martians, and Machines". Russell was NOT one of
RAH's pseudonyms, and definitely not one of L. Ron
Hubbard's.

Hope this helps.

Aeolus

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