Space Marines are fictional soldiers that operate in outer space. Space marines are common in military science fiction-themed action movies and action games. Historical marines fulfil amphibious roles: ship defence, landing parties, and general high-mobility deployments. By extension, space marines defend spaceships, land on planets and satellites, and deployments that require rapid deployment throughout space. FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... This article is about a military rank. ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, sometimes simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein is a well-known example of military science fiction. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... British Royal Marines in a Rigid Raider assault watercraft Marines (from the English adjective marine, meaning of the sea, from Latin language mare, meaning sea, via French adjective marin(e), of the sea) are, in principle, seaborne land soldiers that are part of a navy. ... Ariane 5 lifts off with the Rosetta probe on 2nd of March, 2004. ... A planet (from the Greek πλανήτης, planetes or wanderers) is a body of considerable mass that orbits a star and that produces very little or no energy through nuclear fusion. ... For other uses, please see Satellite (disambiguation) A satellite is an object that orbits another object (known as its primary). ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, sometimes simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ...

History

The first space marine unit, the Galactic Marines, was used in E. E. Smith's Lensman series, published starting in 1937. This article is about the author. ... The Lensman series is a serial science fiction space opera by E. E. Smith. ...

The phrase "space marines" first appears in Robert A. Heinlein's "Misfit"^[1] (1939) and is again used in "The Long Watch"^[2] (1940). Heinlein's Starship Troopers is considered the defining work for the concept; for example, the actors playing the Colonial Marines in Aliens were required to read Starship Troopers as part of their training prior to filming.^[3] Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of hard science fiction. ... Misfit is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein about Andrew Jackson Libby, in this story called Pinky, a boy from Earth with extraordinary mathematical ability and meager education who joins a crew creating a permanent outpost in the Jovian asteroids. ... The Long Watch is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein. ... For other uses, see Starship Troopers (disambiguation). ... Flag of the United Americas, ca. ...

Playing a space marine in action games was popularized by id Software's Doom series, first published in 1993. It is a convenient game back-story as it excuses the presence of the character on a hostile alien world with more or less support and marine weaponry. Some critics have suggested it has been overused to the point of being an action game cliché.^[4] id Software (IPA: officially, though originally ) is an American computer game developer based in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. ... Doom (or DOOM)[1] is a 1993 computer game by id Software that is a landmark title in the first-person shooter genre. ... In narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story. ... Military logistics is the art and science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of military forces. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Characteristics

In film and television space marines often appear in squads, while in action games the protagonist marine is often alone or transferred between different units as the game progresses. In their amphibious role, marines are usually transported by "drop ships", and are supported on the ground by infantry fighting vehicles or lighter vehicles. For other uses, see Squad (disambiguation). ... An M2 Bradley Infantry fighting vehicle. ...

Marines are usually equipped with a science fiction assault rifle. Fireteams often include an automatic rifle, such as the M56 Smart Gun. Flamethrowers may be deployed against aliens with a susceptibility to fire. Sniper rifles are seen more rarely. The AK-47 is the worlds most common assault rifle. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heckler & Koch G41 automatic rifles are legal in asutralia an america with lisence An automatic rifle is a term generally used to describe a self-loading rifle capable of firing either semi or fully-automatically from a magazine or belt of ammunition. ... M56 Smart Gun The M56 Smart Gun is a fictional weapon, first appearing in Aliens, the second film in the Alien film series. ... German troops use a flamethrower on the Eastern Front during the Second World War A flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to throw flames or, more correctly, project an ignited stream of liquid. ... A U.S. Army soldier peers through a scope mounted atop his M-14 rifle during operations in Iraq A sniper rifle is a type of rifle used for engaging in the act of sniping, most purely a rifle used for shooting with great accuracy. ...

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Non-fiction

The United States Marine Corps's Project Hot Eagle considers the use of spacecraft to deliver marines to a target on the ground. "Within minutes of bursting into the atmosphere beyond the speed of sound – and dispatching that ominous sonic boom – a small squad of Marines could be on the ground and ready to take care of business within 2 hours."^[5] The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... Project Hot Eagle, (sometimes referred as Hot Eagle Program) is an ongoing experimental project launched in 2006 by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Air Force Research Laboratory to look at the concept of Small Unit Space Transport and Insertion (SUSTAIN). ... The Space Shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station. ...

Appearances in fiction

• Aliens (1986) - United States Colonial Marines
• Babylon 5 (1994) - EarthForce Marine Corps (also known as "Gropos" or "GROund POunderS")
• Battlestar Galactica (2004) - Colonial Marine Corps, Colonial Marine Corps Reserve
• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (2007) - GDI Zone Troopers
• Doom series (1993 - present) - the Union Aerospace Corporation Marine Corps
• Falkenberg's Legion series (1976-1993) - The CoDominium Marines
• Halo Series - United Nation Space Command Marines
• Honorverse (1993)
• Lensman series (1937) - Galactic Marines
• Metroid (1986) - the Galactic Federation Marine Corps
• Outwars (1998) - Colonial Marines
• Space: Above and Beyond (1995) - United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry
• Starcraft(1998) - Marines of the Terran Confederacy
• Starfire series - Federation Navy Marine Corps
• The Mote in God's Eye (1975) and related novels - Imperial Marines
• TimeSplitters 2 (2002) - Space Marines (Sergeant Cortez & Corporal Hart)
• TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (2005) - Space Marines (Sergeant Cortez)
• Traveller (1977) - Star Marines, Imperial Marine Force, Solomani Marine Corps, Zhodani Consular Guard
• Quake series (1996-present) - the Space Marine Corps
• Ground Control (2000) - Crayven Corporation's Marines unit.
• Warhammer 40,000 (1987-present) - Imperial Space Marine Chapters
• Wing Commander Franchise (1990-1999) - Terran Confederation Marine Corps
• Moonraker (film, 1979) - US Astronaut Marines

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See also

• Marines
• Space navy
• Project Hot Eagle
• Small Unit Space Transport and Insertion

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References

1. ^ "The parade ground voice of a First Sergeant of Space Marines cut through the fog and drizzle..."
2. ^ "Space marines, arms reversed and heads bowed, stood guard around [the coffin]..."
3. ^ Internet Movie Database: Aliens Trivia. Retrieved on 2006-03-04.
4. ^ Adams, Ernest (February 2001). "Dogma 2001: A Challenge to Game Designers". Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2007-11-13. “4. There shall be no...space marines” 
5. ^ Marines in Spaaaaaace!. Defence Tech.org (September 19, 2005). Retrieved on 2006-04-03.