The stone, I deduced, had brought me to the engine section of the ship.

The engine section determines the speed of the vessel.

Why in the devil didn't I just blast straight into their engine section in the first place?

His brother, George followed him as a test pilot and manager of the engine section.

He finally reached the wide vent by the engine section.

There was a spark, and a small flame, and part of the engine section went dark.

He flipped two switches and asked the computer for a closer detailed analysis of the engine section alone.

Using a remote pointer he said, "If we hit them here, in their engine section, that should cause an explosion."

We had hit its engine section, twice, but that only seemed to slow it down.

"Are they able to pilot that ship from the engine section?"