[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-198":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","You were told to build a tractor, but you're building a rocket?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1305801,1735,"Chapter 198 - 192 Leading_1","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-198",198,"\u003Cp>On the evening of July 4th, millions of people savored the delicious chicken soup that Lin Ju and Guo Shen had been preparing for two hours at the Qiongzhou Space Launch Site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their words were not filled with flowery language or exaggerated rhetoric, but combined with the rocket-space shuttle assembly serving as a backdrop, they touched people’s hearts from beginning to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Guo Shen said, there was no need for flowery descriptions; the sight of the rocket standing there naturally sent shivers down the spine and was awe-inspiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evening is already a time full of sentimentality, and space has always been seen as cold yet beautiful in the hearts of space enthusiasts. Combined with several factors, countless people shed tears in front of their phones\u002Fcomputers and couldn’t sleep at night thinking about rockets and spacecraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video of the two chicken soup chefs was edited and uploaded overnight, and it spread widely both domestically and internationally. With Lin Ju’s open announcement of entering space the next day, it gained extremely high popularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the next morning, when most people got up, the news that Factory Manager Lin was about to enter space had already fermented sufficiently to become a focus of attention nationwide and even worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before people could fully digest this news, the Aerospace Development Committee dropped another bombshell:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Progress Mission Remote Six crew announced:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander: Li Wei\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Commander: Hu Dong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Payload Specialist: Lin Ju\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju was named payload Specialist by virtue of his role as Deputy Chief Designer of the Aerospace Department of Xinyuan Company, but this was overlooked by many, who focused instead on the choice of deputy commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many doubted their eyes when they saw the name, but the photo of the three-member crew placed below the information made it impossible to mistake that iconic square-jawed face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might have been an illusion, but despite being only a photograph, the faces of those pictured seemed to be smiling at all times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In China, Li Wei’s status is equivalent to that of Yuri Gagarin. People both hope he can fly into space again and worry that a disaster might occur and lead to tragedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the announcement of each Shenzhou mission crew, people would speculate whether Li Wei would go to space again, and he always portrayed an attitude of \"ready at any moment.\" However, as missions have proceeded, people started to believe that Li Wei, now over 50, might no longer have a chance to venture into space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, having enjoyed the honor of being the first person in space, he had little to regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the news that he was returning to space now excited the hearts of the entire nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That morning, during the press conference for the Progress Space Shuttle Remote Four mission held by the Aerospace Development Committee, reporters from both domestic and international media were constantly raising their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Spokesperson, Li Wei is supposedly your country’s most important astronaut, and Lin Ju is also a very important public figure. Isn’t it too risky to have them both entering space together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spokesperson: \"We strive to minimize the risks of each space launch mission. Space exploration is inherently a venture, and every crew member must be prepared to make sacrifices, no matter the circumstances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After 13 years, is Li Wei’s physical condition still suitable for space travel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spokesperson: \"Li Wei has been consistently in the astronaut reserve, and his physical condition is fully and exceptionally qualified, which is why he is the commander for this mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Spokesperson, pairing Li Wei with Lin Ju for the space mission, does that imply your government intends to signal to the outside world that Lin Ju won’t be deliberately harmed regarding his personal safety?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spokesperson: \"Please have that kangaroo journalist removed. Furthermore, this is purely a routine cooperative launch plan; there are no additional factors involved. We would not intentionally endanger anyone’s life. Every person going into space deserves respect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Spokesperson! If something happens to Lin Ju, who will inherit his wealth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spokesperson: \"...I can’t answer that question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"China’s first space hero returns to space, Li Wei: Always ready\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thirteen years of waiting were not in vain, this might be the most important flight mission in human history\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jeff Bezos: I will join two executives on New Shepard’s first manned flight\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Former NACA Engineer: How likely is it for the Progress spacecraft to have an accident?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Netizens discuss heatedly: Can missiles attack a spacecraft? The answer is unexpected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two big pieces of news broke within one day, and moreover, they broke the day before the launch, causing a sensation around the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For two years, the H1 type spacecraft conducted a double-digit number of launch tasks with four different modifications, not only launching frequently but also never failing, gradually reversing the impression in people’s minds that space shuttles were unreliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People had already begun scientifically summarizing the reasons for past STS (Space Shuttle) failures, and in the end, it was attributed to inadequate technology at the time rather than an inherent design flaw; on the contrary, the space shuttle itself was quite successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take America’s STS-117 mission as an example— the Atlantis spacecraft that launched weighed 122 tons, while the entire assembly weighed around 2200 tons, giving a payload factor of 5.55%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that the assembly could send 5.55% of its mass into space, something ordinary rockets simply couldn’t do. Moreover, space shuttles were reusable, solid rocket boosters could be recycled after falling into the sea, and even the fuel tank had potential for reuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey? Isn’t this even more impressive than reusable rockets?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the voice of support for continuing to research space shuttles began to rise, but overall, due to the lack of feasibility for escape and parachute landing, people still felt that traditional capsule spacecraft were the safest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a problem arose with the latter, as long as the escape system was initiated and the parachutes opened, it could land safely. The shell could withstand significant amounts of heat and impact, enough to protect the crew’s safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, structural damage to a space shuttle would be very troublesome, which is why when Lin Ju and Li Wei were set to go to space in a space shuttle, the world unanimously believed they both possessed immense bravery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this bravery alone, people couldn’t help but admire them. Hero worship knows no national boundaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of this, the bald CEO of Blue Origin, who also runs Amazon and happens to be the current richest person in the world, couldn’t stay seated. He followed suit and announced that he would go into space aboard the New Shepard Rocket, soon to be capable of carrying six passengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lin Ju had mentioned it once on Weibo before, this time he gave a specific date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The usable New Shepard Rocket was completed for reuse last year, and it was originally expected to achieve manned flight by 2018. But after joining the Artemis program, Blue Origin, supported by NACA, planned to carry out its first commercial manned flight in 2017.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeff Bezos announced that he would fly into space before May 2017 on the first flight of the manned New Shepard Rocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the New Shepard Rocket’s maximum launch height is only 62 kilometers, not even touching the Kármán line and not considered as entering space, the fact that the world’s richest person would go on its first manned flight was still impressive, bringing considerable attention to Bezos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, this guy had guts. In the previous world line, he really made the first manned flight aboard the New Shepard Rocket in 2021, his courage truly commendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Texas, Ma finally made up his mind, looking at his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A month after hinting at going into space, Ma Yilong announces his space entry time: No later than June 2017.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Manned Dragon Spacecraft will make its debut flight three weeks ahead of schedule.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1331,"2026-06-05T18:20:54.444Z",1,"novelbin.me","eff07f412a7219effdc125dca26f711317d9bbd30a63de4f1ec034c532187b8d","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-199","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-197",804,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-cover.jpg"]