61 Space Mining

On the seventh month and second day of the Hope Calendar, the Hope successfully arrived at the gas giant’s meteorite belt. According to the calculations made by the central mainframe, this was the safest distance for the Hope because even though they were still about 50 kilometers away from the mineable meteorite cluster, they were safe from collision with stray meteorites. Nevertheless, additional missiles were prepared for cases where crash was inevitable.

Other than that, the shuttle was given another upgrade so that it could serve as a mining vessel. Two giant mechanical arms and a collection chute were added. Harvested minerals could be transferred through the chute to be deposited inside the shuttle.