Spacers
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Spacers are a group of humans in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe who have colonized other planets and developed a distinct, often more technologically advanced and long-lived society than Earth’s inhabitants.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Isaac Asimov universe entity
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fictional human civilization ⓘ group of humans ⓘ |
| appearsInUniverse |
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe
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Isaac Asimov’s Robot series universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Robots and Empire
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The Caves of Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naked Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Robots of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attitudeToward | generally disdainful of Earth people ⓘ |
| averageLifespanComparedTo | longer than Earth people ⓘ |
| colonized |
Outer Worlds
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Spacer worlds ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Earth’s restrictions on robots ⓘ |
| createdBy | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
fear of close physical contact
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heavy reliance on robots ⓘ low population density on their worlds ⓘ strong concern with personal space and isolation ⓘ |
| demographicTrend |
low birth rates
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small populations per planet ⓘ |
| firstWaveOfColonizationOf | extrasolar planets from Earth ⓘ |
| governingStructure | independent planetary governments ⓘ |
| hasDistinctSocietyFrom | Earth people ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | eventual decline relative to Settlers ⓘ |
| homeRegion | Spacer worlds around nearby stars ⓘ |
| keyThemeAssociation |
technology-driven social isolation
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tension between longevity and societal dynamism ⓘ |
| language | variants of Galactic Standard derived from Earth languages ⓘ |
| lifespan | several centuries for individuals ⓘ |
| medicalTechnologyLevel | highly advanced ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | foil to Earth people and later Settlers ⓘ |
| notableWorld |
Aurora
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Euterpe NERFINISHED ⓘ Nexon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhea NERFINISHED ⓘ Solaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPlanet | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRelationTo | often politically dominant over Earth ⓘ |
| precedes | Settlers in historical sequence ⓘ |
| robotPolicy | widespread acceptance of robots in daily life ⓘ |
| socialIssue | declining vitality and stagnation ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| technologyLevelComparedTo | more advanced than Earth ⓘ |
| uses | positronic robots ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.