Title: Exploration Team

Title: Exploration Team Title Record # 58077
Author: Murray Leinster
Date: 1956-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Colonial Survey
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1956^ⓘTranslated by Stefano Torossi	Italian	Colonia vietata
1960^ⓘTranslated by Азалия Ставиская / Azaliya Staviskaya.	Russian	Исследовательский отряд^?Issledovatel'skiy otryad [as by Мюррей Лейнстер^?Myurrey Leynster Murray Leinster ]
1962^ⓘTranslated by André-Yves Richard	French	Les meilleurs amis de l'homme
1963^ⓘTranslated by Fernando M. Sesén	Spanish	Equipo de combate
1965^ⓘTranslated by Gian Luigi Gonano	Italian	Squadra d'esplorazione
1977^ⓘTranslated by Sílvia Rangel	Portuguese	Grupo de exploração
1982	German	Das Forschungsteam
2000^ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni	Italian	Squadra d'esplorazione
2014^ⓘTranslated by Joanna Grabarek	Polish	Zespół badawczy^?Zespol badawczy

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1956 Hugo	Best Novelette
Preliminary Nominees	2016 Prometheus	Prometheus Hall of Fame Award

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1956	1956-03-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Emsh
Astounding Science Fiction, August 1956 (UK)	1956-08-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		1/9^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	128	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Emsh
The Hugo Winners	1962-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		C$4.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	318	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Hugo Winners	1962-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$4.50^?$: US dollar	318	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Satellite [France], #43	1962-05-00	ed. Michel Bénâtre^?Michel Benatre	Éditions Scientifiques et Littéraires^?Editions Scientifiques et Litteraires		F2.00^?F: French frank	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag
The Hugo Winners	1962-12-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC			xvi+ 318	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Explorador de planetas	1963-00-00	Murray Leinster	Vértice (Galaxia #3)			230	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Alberto Pujolar
The Hugo Winners	1963-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Dennis Dobson		18/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	318	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Spectrum III	1963-09-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))		21/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	272	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Spectrum III	1964-00-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Harcourt, Brace & World		$4.50^?$: US dollar	272	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Hugo Winners	1964-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Avon	S-127	$0.60^?$: US dollar	xv+ 320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Richard Powers
The Hugo Winners	1964-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Avon	S-127	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar	xv+ 320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Richard Powers
Spectrum III	1964-09-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)		10/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	272	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Hugo Winners	1964-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Penguin Books	1905	4/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	342	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Monsù Desiderio
Spectrum 3	1965-07-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Berkley Medallion	X1108	$0.60^?$: US dollar	254	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Paul Lehr
Gamma #3	1965-12-00	ed. Valentino De Carlo	Edizioni Gamma (Italy)	3	Lit 500^?Lit: Italian lira	160	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Peggy Braun
Spectrum III	1966-00-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Pan Books	M113	5/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	287	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Urania #418	1966-01-09	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	418	Lit 200^?Lit: Italian lira	144	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Karel Thole
The Hugo Winners	1968-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Penguin Books	1905	5/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	342	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Richard Hollis
Spectrum 3	1969-11-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Berkley Medallion	S1784 / 425-01108-9	$0.75^?$: US dollar	254	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Spectrum III	1971-00-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Pan Books	0-330-20113-1	£0.30^?£: UK pound	287	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two	1972-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	2000	$3.98^?$: US dollar	849	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	F. & J. Silversmiths, Inc.
Tales from the Galaxies	1973-00-00	ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis	Piccolo	0-330-23507-9	£0.25^?£: UK pound	126	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Alan Lee
The Hugo Winners, Volume 1	1973-04-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-01811-3 / M1811	$0.95^?$: US dollar	320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
I premi Hugo: Volume 1º: 1955-1961^?I premi Hugo: Volume Primo: 1955-1961	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	De Carlo Editore (Italy)		Lit 4,500^?Lit: Italian lira	405	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Hugo Winners, Volume 1	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P2162	$1.25^?$: US dollar	320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Tales from the Galaxies	1975-00-00	ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis	Piccolo	0-330-23507-9	£0.40^?£: UK pound	126	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Alan Lee
Explorers of Space	1975-04-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6439-1	$6.95^?$: US dollar	253	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Frank Alois
Tales from the Galaxies	1975-10-00	ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis	White Lion	0-85686-093-X	£2.25^?£: UK pound	126	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Exploradores do espaço	1977-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Simbolo			196	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
The Hugo Winners	1979-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23917-9	$1.95^?$: US dollar	320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Attila Hejja
The Hugo Winners	1981-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23917-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Attila Hejja
Das Forschungsteam	1982-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #13)	3-453-30804-2	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	447	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Jim Burns
Millemondiestate 1985: 3 Romanzi e 3 Racconti di Murray Leinster	1985-06-00	Murray Leinster	Mondadori (Millemondi #27)		Lit 7,000^?Lit: Italian lira	428	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Karel Thole
Monsters	1988-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Signet / New American Library	0-451-15411-8 / AE5411	$3.95^?$: US dollar	349	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	J. K. Potter
The Great SF Stories # 18 (1956)	1988-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #754)	0-88677-289-3	C$5.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	366	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Robert André^?Robert Andre
The Great SF Stories # 18 (1956)	1988-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #754)	0-88677-289-3 / UE2289	$4.50^?$: US dollar	366	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Robert André^?Robert Andre
Monsters	1989-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	1-85487-015-7	£2.99^?£: UK pound	349	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Richard Clifton-Dey
С ружьём на динозавра^?S ruzh'yom na dinozarva	1990-00-00	О. Е. Лопатин^?O. E. Lopatin	Кайнар^?Kaynar Kainar	5-620-00488-0		576	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	В. Пронин^?V. Pronin
I premi Hugo 1955-1962	1993-12-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Classici Urania #201)		Lit 6,000^?Lit: Italian lira	336	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Barclay Shaw
Animal Brigade 3000	1994-02-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles Waugh	Ace Books	0-441-00014-2	$4.99^?$: US dollar	276	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Gary Freeman
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	1998-08-00	Murray Leinster	NESFA Press	0-915368-67-6	$25.00^?$: US dollar	464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Hannibal King
The Good Old Stuff: Adventure Sf in the Grand Tradition	1998-12-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	0-312-19275-4	$17.95^?$: US dollar	xxv+ 434	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Ed Emshwiller
The Good Stuff	1999-01-00	Gardner Dozois	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-0044-4 / 02879	$15.98^?$: US dollar	982	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Vincent Di Fate
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	1999-02-00	Murray Leinster	NESFA Press / SFBC	02544	$12.50^?$: US dollar	464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Hannibal King
Urania #1402	2000-12-03	ed. Giuseppe Lippi	Mondadori	1402	Lit 6,900^?Lit: Italian lira	314	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	mag	Paolo Barbieri
Первый контакт^?Pervyj kontakt	2006-02-00	Мюррей Лейнстер^?Myurrey Leynster Murray Leinster	Эксмо^?Eksmo ( Шедевры фантастики (Эксмо)^?Shedevry fantastiki (Eksmo) )	5-699-15625-9		1024	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Криса Мура^?Krisa Mura
Citizens	2010-04-01	ed. John Ringo, Brian M. Thomsen	Baen	978-1-61824-764-3	$6.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Citizens	2010-06-00	ed. John Ringo, Brian M. Thomsen	Baen	978-1-4391-3347-7	$16.00^?$: US dollar	287	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Tom Kidd
Citizens	2011-08-00	ed. John Ringo, Brian M. Thomsen	Baen	978-1-4391-3460-3	$7.99^?$: US dollar	398	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Tom Kidd
The Good Old Stuff: Adventure Sf in the Grand Tradition	2013-12-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	978-1-4668-5950-0	$7.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Ed Emshwiller
Pierwszy kontakt	2014-06-00	Murray Leinster	Solaris (Poland) (Galaktyka Gutenberga #25)	978-83-7590-147-4	zł 32.99^?zł: Polish zloty	333	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Maciej Garbacz
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	2020-03-10	Murray Leinster	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-2737-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Sidewise in Time	2020-09-03	Murray Leinster	Gollancz / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks)	978-1-4732-2739-2	£9.99^?£: UK pound	393	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Tithi Luadthong
Exploration Team	2022-08-11	Murray Leinster	Project Gutenberg	68730	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
Satellite: Sélection N° 9	date unknown	ed. uncredited	Éditions Scientifiques et Littéraires^?Editions Scientifiques et Litteraires ( Satellite sélection^?Satellite selection #9)		F4.00^?F: French frank	396	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
The Hugo Winners, Volume 1	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	Q2315	$1.50^?$: US dollar	320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	02000		849	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	F. & J. Silversmiths, Inc.

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