"Marooned off Vesta" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov.

[1] Written in July 1938 when Asimov was 18, it was rejected by Astounding Science Fiction in August, then accepted in October by Amazing Stories, appearing in the March 1939 issue.

[2] They are initially despondent about their impending suffocation until one of the men is inspired to melt a hole in the water tank.

The story accurately portrays the physics and experiences involved with being in space, a theme that often re-emerges in Asimov's later works.

Reviewing an anthology including the story, Algis Budrys said "'Marooned off Vesta' was indeed Ike's first sale.