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Delilah and the Space Rigger

short story by Robert Heinlein
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Summary

Delilah and the Space Rigger is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Robert A. Heinlein[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4]
  • Follows: The Man Who Sold the Moon[5]
  • Followed by: Space Jockey[6]
  • Part of the series: Future History[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Publication date: 1949[9]
  • Title: Delilah and the Space Rigger[10]
  • Form of creative work: short story[11]

Why It Matters

Delilah and the Space Rigger is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Bookbrainz work id → 1e938012-8a5c-4c1d-9f13-ab2d3260b854
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Delilah and the Space Rigger'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fr', 'it', 'uk']
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 14w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vegetti catalog of fantastic literature nilf id → 1037667
    Imported from → —
    Genre → science fiction
    Form of creative work → short story
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Noosfere story id: 24501"
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