Also, once the craft left the atmosphere, it would need some form of on-board material to fire out the back to produce thrust.

Other small craft were leaving the stricken town, the news having got round, and its consequences all too clearly perceived.

The two other craft immediately broke right and left, one high, one low.

It was, however, when one of his juniors was on watch, some hours later, that another craft left the flagship.

The first firing took place an hour after the craft left the shuttle cargo bay.

The Adamist craft left in orbit all had their hangar doors open.

They had managed to board just as the craft was leaving the gate, successfully slip- ping past the ground crew.

"I did not even know that particular craft had left Corruna."

The craft left three impressions or depressions in the ground that were visible the next day.

As he spoke Abi considered the man's face and saw that all craft had left it.