[{"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-556":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},1306308,1735,"Chapter 556 - 544: Expansion Again_1","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-556",556,"\u003Cp>\"So it comes down to basic science.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Changsi distilled the most critical term; Penrose’s points all depended on the progress of basic science, not solely on technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone agreed with his summary, and this was their domain—half of the world’s basic science could be said to be right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank Yang: \"I just briefly looked at the base’s development plan. Are you also planning to take the route of weak force control plasma fusion as a source of information?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Changsi: \"At least someone has proven it successful; the Yu Qian Formula is right there,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank Yang: \"Then we must get TEPA into use as soon as possible. In ten years, I should already be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even most of the people present will be too; the base has many advanced theories. I believe we can push forward some more together in the coming years, but without experimental support, that’s as far as we go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words immediately resonated with others—most of the cream of the crop in the field of basic science were old men nearing the limits of their lives, eagerly wishing to achieve something soon, but their time and energy were significantly limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TEPA’s construction and implementation in 10 to 15 years is a normal pace, but by that time, a third of the people present might already be gone, and of those remaining, very few will still have the capacity for scientific research—the trend has already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s attack the problem from both sides. The advisory committee will push for the construction of TEPA as much as possible, while the base tries to extend human lifespan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lin Ju spoke, he was silent for a while. Ye Changsi, who knew him well, knew he was utilizing the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the next year, I plan to increase investment in the biological lab significantly. The estimated real-world funding is 5 billion, with another 5 billion in system research funding, totaling 10 billion yuan, which should find ways to improve everyone’s health and thereby extend lifespans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You all are the elite of human science and should not fall on the eve of a breakthrough. I hope that when TEPA is completed, each one of you can still eagerly engage in your work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words somewhat uplifted the scientists, who had been somewhat pessimistic. They were well aware of the base’s research capabilities. Even if they didn’t improve, just maintaining their current state in ten years would be sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Penrose noticed Hawking seemed a bit down since the latter was on the brink with his body, unable to continue work even if he were alive. He was destined not to see the day TEPA was built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this didn’t depress him too much; soon a line of text appeared on the computer screen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roger, I’ll go have a chat with God first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penrose smiled faintly; he understood how Hawking was feeling right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin, you look...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Academician She, seeing Lin Ju with dark circles almost becoming physical, wanted to say something but finally heaved a sigh, adding a meaningful remark:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to be moderate in your youth, there has to be a limit to staying up late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju, listening to the taunting, careful intonation, couldn’t argue back; he couldn’t exactly say he’d been in meetings all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scientists from the advisory committee, citing their age and the strain of travel as reasons, could rest; he had work to do today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiuzhang Spaceship had completed assembly in the main hangar and today he would see the very sci-fi-looking spacecraft in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following week, the base will conduct an overall test on it, excluding the engines, and then it will also be transported by water to Qiongzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Academician She also had great expectations for this regular reduced version of the XN90, which is why he stayed at the base until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they entered the final assembly hangar, the dark gray massive form of the Jiuzhang instantly caught their eye, its body still covered in scaffolding as engineers performed various checks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the \"Jiuzhang\" was smaller overall compared to the H2 aerospace plane, its lack of wings made it appear even bulkier, and its angular sci-fi shape looked incredibly imposing, like a huge crocodile tortoise with stout limbs and barely any neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just from its appearance alone, one could sense its completely different design philosophy compared to traditional spacecraft, which left even a space veteran like Academician She at a loss for where to begin with his assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Liaofu, who personally supervised the work and had rested a bit earlier yesterday, directly led the two of them to a cargo door used for unloading, located between the two propulsion modules on the side of the Jiuzhang, which was open at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jiuzhang had a total of five doors, with one door on each side of the front of the ship for personnel access, equipped with chambers for cleaning and transition to ensure the crew cabin remained uncontaminated by Moon dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a large door similar to those on the tail of transport aircraft on both the side and the front, the side door being half the size of the front downward-opening door, opening more quickly and suited for smaller cargo, while the front door was used for large cargo transportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, when the three of them entered the cargo hold of the Jiuzhang, they found the interior to be extremely spartan, with the floor covered in various protrusions and openings to facilitate cargo securing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Liaofu said, \"The cargo hold of the XH40 is 22*10*7.5, offering a total of 1650 cubic meters of effective volume, capable of carrying 220 tons of cargo. Just one spacecraft is enough for the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the cargo hold cannot be pressurized, it can still be fitted with seats for personnel transport. It’s no problem to carry forty or fifty people at once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Academician She tapped the somewhat hollow-sounding wall of the hold. The 7.5-meter height was more than double-story, and standing inside it felt incredibly spacious, almost too advanced for human capability at the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a pity that we still need to waste a good amount of weight on protection to break through the atmosphere. Otherwise, I believe it could be lighter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Liaofu agreed, \"Yes, but we’ve weakened its protective capability by designing it to only go through the atmosphere during launch. In fact, even if we made a bigger fairing, we couldn’t use it, as the New Yuan No. 4 would have difficulty launching. We can only endure it as is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another thing... Aren’t there too many people landing at the end of the year? There will be 17 astronauts in the official crew going over, over 40 experts and scholars invited by United Mining, plus all the people working on the hydrogen bomb—well over 100 people in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they can go up in several trips, supplying life essentials is still a big trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Academician She looked towards Lin Ju. The U-Tu Space Station in lunar orbit could at maximum accommodate seven or eight people for a short term. The size of such a large Moon exploration team still made the space agency nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we shouldn’t leave so many people on the Moon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju replied quickly, clearly having already considered a solution:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ferry spacecraft has been built and can be launched this month. We will send people to the Tiangong Space Station in batches, and then use the ferry to make trips between the Earth and Moon every week. This way, nine people can spend three to four days on the Moon at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they return on the ferry, the aero-space plane would have already delivered the next group to the space station. Here they complete the handover and then head back to the surface or towards the Moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, both the U-Tu Space Station and the lunar surface can each maintain a long-term presence of three individuals, and within two months, we can basically complete all the tasks in batches.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By that time, our first batch of expansion plans will also be complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Liaofu followed up immediately:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The base’s production capacity has completely opened up now. In the next three-plus months, we plan to manufacture 11 new cabin segments, three 50-ton segments for expanding the U-Tu space station, and eight 20-ton or so residential cabins for long-term lunar surface stays.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1412,"2026-06-05T18:21:12.334Z",1,"novelbin.me","a8f1330c86c28b9e42d37932565348bf9c266f81f9959589afbcb21e56b69ecf","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-682","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-555",804,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-cover.jpg"]