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"We shouldn't be too far off-orbit by the time the flare's over, either, even with that jet constant. It'll take quite a bit of work, but we should be able to get her back into position with not too many hours of lost worktime. "Except for Thule, I'd say we got off fairly light. "Yes," he added grimly, "it looks like that's what your saboteur was.
Perk appeared beside the console, but the captain ignored the astronomer for a moment longer, while he leaned back thinking. What could be the answer? A leak in the Space Lab itself? That would give acceleration; minor, not to have triggered an alarm it should have triggered an alarm but acceleration. Sufficient for the off-orbit shown? He did a brief calculation in his head.
Wait a minute," he added, "if you ask for thrust on the ship, she'll say there isn't any because Hot Rod would be pulling us, not pushing. And if you ask her for the thrust on Hot Rod, she hasn't got any sensors out there. "Hm-m-m. Ask her if we have added any off-orbit velocity; and if so how much." The computer displayed the answer almost as soon as she received the question.
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