(ReacTor) Need Smaller Astronauts?

[James Nicoll]

Need Smaller Astronauts? Five Dubious SF Solutions to the Problem
of Astronaut Mass

Should miniaturizing your astronauts fail, here are some other options
to consider--especially if ethics aren't a major concern...

https://reactormag.com/need-smaller-astronauts-five-dubious-sf-solutions-to-the-problem-of-astronaut-mass/

[Christian Weisgerber]

Post by James Nicoll
Need Smaller Astronauts? Five Dubious SF Solutions to the Problem
of Astronaut Mass

Slice & dice.

IIRC, it's in David Langford's _Space Eater_ where our unfortunate
protagonists are sent through a wormhole-ish thingy to a remote
world. The catch: They need to go through a two-centimeter opening.
Some disassembly and reassembly is required.

[Cryptoengineer]

Post by James Nicoll
Need Smaller Astronauts? Five Dubious SF Solutions to the Problem
of Astronaut Mass
Should miniaturizing your astronauts fail, here are some other options
to consider--especially if ethics aren't a major concern...
https://reactormag.com/need-smaller-astronauts-five-dubious-sf-solutions-to-the-problem-of-astronaut-mass/

You asked for others.

You missed 'Apollo 10 1/2, A Space Childhood'

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ApolloTenAndAHalfASpaceAgeChildhood

pt

[William Hyde]

Post by James Nicoll
Need Smaller Astronauts? Five Dubious SF Solutions to the Problem
of Astronaut Mass
Should miniaturizing your astronauts fail, here are some other options
to consider--especially if ethics aren't a major concern...
https://reactormag.com/need-smaller-astronauts-five-dubious-sf-solutions-to-the-problem-of-astronaut-mass/

A Lester Del Rey story featured an astronaut with a face that would have
made his fortune in Hollywood, but such a short stature that he was a
natural for the space program - and not happy about it.

Memory, such as it is, tells me that he was marooned on Mars, but the
story, oddly enough, doesn't seem to be "Marooned on Mars".

William Hyde