cosgd
cosgd t1_j2bx0dz wrote
Reply to TIL the first story to include space travel, aliens, and interplanetary warfare ("A True Story") was written in Ancient Greek in the second century AD, and was written as a satire of outlandish ancient stories. by foodtower
There are theories that the Greek gods were actually sentient intergalactic colony ships that were marooned here for some reason. They were nearly wiped out after defending Earth and themselves from an attacker, lost their machine forms, and took on the more human forms that we know today.
cosgd t1_j587x4k wrote
Reply to comment by SloppyMeathole in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture
Similarly, they dropped asteroids and space colonies in various Gundam series.