On the fringe of the system, they kept station and waited.
"Why are we going to Cancellaria instead of keeping station here?"
There were dolphins too, including a baby that kept perfect station just behind and under her mother.
"We're using up a lot of fuel, keeping station above you," he said.
Challenger had met her and then changed course to keep station underneath.
But why on earth were they just keeping station?
The second jet was airborne, and the 727 rolled again, keeping station.
The two ships sailed within minutes of each other, and for the first hour they were able to keep station.
"Keep station until further orders," she told the computer, then rose and started the long walk back to the central airlock.
Now that the task force had moved into open country, Holman was doing a pretty good job of keeping station.