A Sci fi short story about the requirements for a colonial effort. About the author: Raymond Fisher Jones (15 November 1915 - 24 January 1994) was an American science fiction author. He is best known for his 1952 novel This Island Earth, which was adapted into the eponymous 1955 film. Jones was born at Salt Lake City, Utah, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...