[{"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-346":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},1305899,1735,"Chapter 346 - 338: Expansion_1","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-346",346,"\u003Cp>Jeff Bezos appeared in the public eye again 48 hours after the space capsule landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he clarified the rumors: there was nothing wrong with the space capsule, Jeff wasn’t dead, and \"New Shepard\" was very safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why Jeff had been out of sight for so long, the reason was that the world’s second-richest person, who bravely traveled to space on his own rocket, had a broken chair during the space capsule’s landing, resulting in a fractured coccyx...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interior of the \"New Shepard\" space capsule featured six swivel chairs arranged in a ring. It seemed that one of them was of lesser quality. When it touched down, it broke, and the unfortunate Jeff Bezos was hastily rushed into the operating room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the surgery, he was in no serious danger, but obviously, this could also be considered a space flight accident. Therefore, Blue Origin tried to cover it up, but they weren’t entirely successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, Jeff indeed proved his courage, and Blue Origin began to vigorously promote their tickets:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>$25 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was $3 million cheaper than the original timeline, but this price-performance ratio didn’t seem to be that high, especially considering it was for experiencing just a few minutes of weightlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention competing with Xinyuan Company, but next to them, the \"Crew Dragon\" spacecraft manufactured by Texas SpaceX was also about to conduct its test flights; last year, Ma had advertised the tickets for only $15 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the ’Feitian III’ lunar surface working spacesuit developed by us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the headquarters of the Aerospace Agency in Capital, the person in charge was introducing Lin Ju to the displayed red and white spacesuit sample.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the past, our extravehicular spacesuits did not consider lower body movement. Feitian III has a semi-rigid design, supporting eight hours of activity. Astronauts could operate lunar rovers, collect samples, and build camps among various tasks;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Feitian III marks an important technological advancement. Although its material is soft, it will not overinflate and excessively hinder limb movement after being pressurized...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feitian III, since the Dawn project was initiated, the development of lunar spacesuits synchronously began, with Aerospace Agency directly developing a series of sub-models under the \"Feitian\" name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Feitian III boasts many technical breakthroughs, in fact, non-powered spacesuits are just that, and they are inconvenient to use once donned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because an astronaut inside a spacesuit needs air and pressure, and outside the spacesuit is close to a vacuum, the significant pressure difference from inside to out causes the spacesuit to inflate like a balloon. It’s like wearing the mascot costume of Mixue Ice Cream, limiting movement far more than it would otherwise, despite better visibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astronauts performing light tasks wearing such spacesuits are okay, but for tasks that require precision and complexity, even if one can manage to perform them, it takes a significant toll on their stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay, let’s not boast in front of Mr. Lin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Academician She, who accompanied Lin Ju, stopped the person in charge from continuing and instead said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xinyuan’s hard... I should say exoskeleton, this is much more advanced than what us old fellows have developed, even stronger than Artemis’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Academician She referred to the Artemis program’s \"ares\" spacesuit as semi-rigid too, but it has added rotational joints at the lower limbs, and the upper body also has a hard-shell vest design with many improvements, which indeed made it much more flexible than traditional extravehicular spacesuits and more advanced than Feitian III.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no helping it; the design work for Feitian III was rushed, and playing it safe was necessary for security. Adjustments could be made gradually later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinyuan Company was also designing its own lunar spacesuit. They were not in a hurry and, based on the foundation of the \"Warrior\" series, decided to develop the hard spacesuit \"Pioneer I\" with a mechanical exoskeleton in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pioneer I, while still primarily a woven one-piece suit, had the upper and lower arms, torso, and legs all encased in fitted metal\u002Fnon-metallic hard shells. This constrained expansion due to air pressure differences, allowing astronauts to move more freely and flexibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also came equipped with an exoskeleton design, divided into a basic type with passive exoskeleton and an A type with active power exoskeleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passive exoskeleton primarily dispersed the upper body’s load through sensible support design and could also protect astronauts from injuries like falls; the active power exoskeleton was quite powerful, even equipped with jet-propelled RCS, which gifted astronauts the ability to hover and move quickly on the Moon or Mars and make full use of the low-gravity advantage. It could also be used for heavy manual labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, developing these two types of exoskeletons was also challenging, especially the hard-shell design. The aerospace community had long considered it, but it was not achievable with current technology, as there were numerous technical issues to overcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space agency likewise invested an initial seventy million for the project, and who knows, after Pioneer I was completed, it might just be registered as Feitian IV there...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju’s sudden flight back to the Capital was naturally for the No. 304 Injection; visiting the spacesuit was completely a pretext.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Academician She was clearly very pleased with Lin Ju’s visit, and after chatting for a while, Lin Ju finally began to steer the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. She, when Institute 507 studied superpowers back in the day, did you really find anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Superpowers?\" Academician She was taken aback, being well-informed of the events at Institute 507 at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That, heh, it’s complicated to explain, there are so many factors involved that I can’t give you a clear answer straight away, but one thing I can tell you unequivocally is that there are no superpowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There certainly are stories of strange individuals, but the most true is that of exceptional memory; indeed, they had photographic memories. Everything else, like walking through walls, being impervious to knives and fire - it’s all false or at least not any kind of superpower. Are you curious about this? Sir Qian has a book that mentions these things; I’ll find it for you later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are you paying attention to these now? Such mysterious stuff leads nowhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju: \"Not exactly, but we’ve had some new findings at the base, and it made me think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Findings, superpower findings? Right, I should have thought of it, with your rocket’s frighteningly high success rate; but what kind of superpower could...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough cough!\" Lin Ju hurriedly interrupted Academician She, who appeared to be \"on the verge of uncovering the truth,\" and quickly started explaining (fabulating):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here’s the thing, we’re working on the Forward Space Station, right? We collaborated with colleges on a side project, researching how to prevent or delay osteoporosis and muscle atrophy in zero or low gravity. Naturally, this involved using pharmaceutical treatments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the end of last year, they accidentally discovered something, and I plan to continue with this project but wasn’t sure about how to manage it, so I came to seek some advice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" Academician She sounded disappointed; he thought it was going to be something extraordinary. Similar research had long been done by the space agency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he realized that this was probably why Lin Ju flew over, and he grew somewhat interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s so impressive about this finding that you bothered to come over personally?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1234,"2026-06-05T18:20:54.444Z",1,"novelbin.me","59ec1677419089fb8b43b42cd1648437ec2e3b4b7dc929e57a6f780b9d48f4e4","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-347","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-345",804,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-cover.jpg"]