He floated up and out of the VT on a tether line, took hold of the side of the pinwheeling ship, and tried to center his attention on the alien external control panel.

• 他系着一根绳索，从机舱飘起飞离，抓住了风车般旋转的船体，把精力集中在外星飞船的外部控制面板上。