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
fictional human civilization
group of humans
appearsInUniverse Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe NERFINISHED
Isaac Asimov’s Robot series universe NERFINISHED
appearsInWork Robots and Empire NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Spacer worlds
contrastsWith Earth’s restrictions on robots
createdBy Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED
culturalTrait fear of close physical contact
heavy reliance on robots
low population density on their worlds
strong concern with personal space and isolation
demographicTrend low birth rates
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
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 NERFINISHED
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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Dr. Sarton associatedWith Spacers