diff --git a/html/images/space.svg b/html/images/space.svg
index aa7ba44..3369e27 100644
--- a/html/images/space.svg
+++ b/html/images/space.svg
@@ -625,18 +625,20 @@
         const el = document.createElementNS(namespaceURIsvg, 'line');
         el.setAttribute('x1', foot.x);
         el.setAttribute('y1', foot.y);
-        el.setAttribute('x2', xc);
-        el.setAttribute('y2', yc);
-        // the problem is that by this point the ship is already closer than
-        // its radius so the line is less than 5 units long
+        el.setAttribute('x2', s.position.x);
+        el.setAttribute('y2', s.position.y);
+
         console.log("foot", foot, "line", el);
         const [posX, posY] = [5 * Math.sin(radAngle), 5 * Math.cos(radAngle)];
         const collPt = el.getPointAtLength(5);
         // let l = drawLine(foot.x, foot.y, foot.x - posX, foot.y - posY);
         let l = drawLine(foot.x, foot.y, foot.x - posY, foot.y - posX);
-        console.log("line length", l.getTotalLength(), l);
-        s.position = { x: foot.x - posY, y: foot.y - posX };
-        // s.position = { x: collPt.x, y: collPt.y };
+        // s.position = { x: foot.x - posY, y: foot.y - posX };
+        s.position = { x: collPt.x, y: collPt.y };
+        console.log("line length", el.getTotalLength(), el, s.position);
+        console.log("line length", l.getTotalLength(), l, foot.x - posY, foot.y - posX);
+
+
         s.node.style.transform = `translate(${s.position.x}px, ${s.position.y}px)`;
       } else {
         console.log("c");