{"data":{"id":18016,"title":"Portfolio: Caldera","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/18016-Portfolio-Caldera","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/18016","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/18016","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":26845,"name":"Novikov.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/5xgn1t1n9q63jr\/source\/Novikov.jpg","alt":"","size":1239729,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-02-26T22:43:59+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26845","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26845\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 8.10.\n\u201cTAKE THE NEXT STEP\u201d\nThis slogan is the first thing many associate with Caldera, an armor manufacturer that strives to master environmental extremes. Initially considered a niche market, Caldera has exceeded even CEO Layth Brentano\u2019s wildest expectations thanks to the now-famous slogan and ad that popularized the brand. The most iconic, featuring an explorer trekking through the snow with a raised arm braced against the bitter wind, could be found on a near-perpetual loop in spaceports around the UEE. In it, the protagonist\u2019s Novikov armor accumulates frost and snow as they summit the rim of a massive caldera moments before sunset. The drone camera, buffeted by high winds, follows shakily and with each step reveals an incredible panoramic view of the crater. The now iconic slogan then fading into the top half of the ad.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve always loved that ad. It embodies what I want people to feel when wearing Caldera; awe on a personal scale,\u201d said Brentano. \u201cPlus, that ad features the actual prototype suit and the person wearing it is the reason we\u2019re around.\u201d\n\nCONFIDENCE INTERVAL\nLayth Brentano often described himself as a \u201ccapable engineer, but a better go-getter.\u201d Born in a bitterly cold region of Vann, Croshaw, Brentano spent much of his youth outside helping maintain his family\u2019s mining outpost. In the harsh weather, the machines frequently needed repairs and Brentano dedicated long hours, bundled up against the cold, helping his uncle patch broken parts as best he could. All the while, he developed a passion for mechanics that would last his entire life.\n\nA scholarship brought Brentano to Reisse to attend the University of Rhetor. There, surrounded by fellow engineers, he soon realized that while he had very inventive ideas, executing them required a level of skill that only top students possessed. One engineer in particular would highlight this to Brentano.\n\nTetsuya Lang was infamous around campus for his genius. Lang began working on ways to mitigate thermal expansion on metals during his first year and never stopped. Lang was presenting an update on his ongoing work to his third-year class when a comment from Brentano would inspire a solution to a problem that had stymied progress for months. The two quickly became inseparable, with Lang recognizing that Brentano excelled at non-linear thinking and had an eye for application. Brentano noted that heat resistant armor often accounted for thermal expansion by incorporating other materials between the pieces. If they could limit those other materials, they could build a safer and sturdier suit. Once Lang\u2019s initial experiments showed promise, Brentano handled the arduous application process that would grant the pair a prestigious UEE student research grant and their own lab on campus. By graduation, their experiments were given an R&D grant and a provisional lab on Persei, where most of the cutting-edge work in the Empire was done.\n\nCHAIN REACTION\nThe initial review of Brentano and Lang\u2019s work in Persei highlighted several critical benchmarks that the pair missed. When they were reassigned to a small lab near the loud landing pads, Brentano knew their grant was on the line. Then, one day in the hall, Brentano struck up a conversation with Akili Harris from a nearby Department of the Interior lab. The former Navy pilot flew research missions collecting core samples from planets, moons, and asteroids. The two bonded over tales of toiling in harsh weather conditions, and it was quickly apparent that she had spent more time in extreme environments than anyone Brentano had ever met. He practically dragged her back to their lab. After examining their work, Harris showed off a strange geometric scar on her left leg, seared there years ago when a hydrothermal vent unexpectedly erupted and melted part of her armor. If their tech had been available, maybe she wouldn\u2019t have been injured.\n\nHarris returned to Brentano and Lang\u2019s lab the next day with her current armor kit and they began making upgrades. She became a frequent guest during Brentano and Lang\u2019s frantic final months in Persei. With a new practical application for their research, they made fast progress. However, the timing was too late and the pair lost their grant. Fortunately, Harris had become invested in the project and offered to help facilitate their move to Mentor, even flying the most valuable equipment there herself. To thank her, Brentano offered to build Harris a suit to her specifications. She agreed and continued to share her insights into the design, insisting on several key features including ample storage and an ultra-comfortable inner lining. The prototype impressed Brentano so much he offered Harris a cut of every one sold.\n\nHarris retired from the Department of the Interior and worked with Lang to perfect the cold and warm weather suit prototypes while Brentano tried to find a buyer. Government officials called the suit first-class but couldn\u2019t justify the high per-unit cost with their budget. Potential investors worried it was a specialist suit that few would need, so Brentano set out to prove why someone would want it. He asked Harris to take him to the most beautiful place she\u2019d been. Footage from that adventure to the snowy caldera convinced several early investors to come onboard, and also inspired the company\u2019s name.\n\nBrentano stressed over the suit\u2019s first run as it sat on store shelves for almost a year before becoming the hottest buy of 2942. This sudden success hinged on solid reviews, strong word of mouth on the few suits sold, and a little luck. In late 2941, a government report revealed that the recently discovered Kabal system contained a planet with ancient Tevarin settlements. Missed by the initial scans but discovered by a survey team on foot, pictures of extraordinary Tevarin buildings covered in native plant life flooded the spectrum. Brentano saw an immediate increase in sales and capitalized. He recut footage from his trip with Harris into the famous ad and put it on as many landing zone vid screens as possible. With sales spiking and increased consumer interest in explorer suits, Caldera secured funding for a significant production run and never looked back.\n\nEver since, Caldera has scaled operations swiftly but smartly, with an eye on maintaining quality standards. While it has strategically expanded its product line, its flagship product remains the Novikov and Pembroke environmental suits, which attracts a wide and loyal fan-base spanning professional explorers to weekend adventurers. Tetsuya Lang drives new product development and continues to tinker with older designs he believes could be improved. Akili Harris still consults for Caldera when not out on an adventure of her own. Meanwhile, Brentano keeps his eye on the big picture as CEO and keeps the company focused on maintaining its image as a manufacturer of dependable and durable high-tech environmental armor. He personally field-tests every new product and provides vital engineering and user feedback. He even explored the far reaches of his homeworld of Vann while wearing the Novikov suit. When asked about the experience for a local paper, Brentano replied that he was \u201cglad I didn\u2019t have one of these when I was a kid. I would\u2019ve spent all my time running around in the snow instead of falling in love with engineering.\u201d","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 8.10.\n\"MACH DEN N\u00c4CHSTEN SCHRITT\"\nDieser Slogan ist das erste, was viele mit Caldera assoziieren, einem R\u00fcstungshersteller, der danach strebt, extreme Umweltbedingungen zu meistern. Urspr\u00fcnglich als Nischenmarkt betrachtet, hat Caldera selbst die k\u00fchnsten Erwartungen von CEO Layth Brentano \u00fcbertroffen - dank des inzwischen ber\u00fchmten Slogans und der Werbung, die die Marke bekannt gemacht haben. Der ikonischste, der einen Forscher zeigt, der mit erhobenem Arm gegen den bitteren Wind durch den Schnee wandert, konnte in einer fast st\u00e4ndigen Schleife in den Raumfahrtzentren der UEE gefunden werden. Darin sammelt die Novikov-R\u00fcstung des Protagonisten Frost und Schnee an, w\u00e4hrend sie kurz vor Sonnenuntergang den Rand einer massiven Caldera erklimmen. Die Drohnenkamera, die von starken Winden gesch\u00fcttelt wird, folgt wackelig und gibt mit jedem Schritt einen unglaublichen Panoramablick auf den Krater frei. Der mittlerweile ikonische Slogan wird dann in der oberen H\u00e4lfte des Spots eingeblendet.\n\n\"Ich habe diese Anzeige immer geliebt. Sie verk\u00f6rpert das, was ich m\u00f6chte, dass die Leute f\u00fchlen, wenn sie Caldera tragen: Ehrfurcht in einem pers\u00f6nlichen Ausma\u00df\", sagte Brentano. \"Au\u00dferdem zeigt diese Werbung den tats\u00e4chlichen Prototyp des Anzugs und die Person, die ihn tr\u00e4gt, ist der Grund, warum es uns gibt.\"\n\nVERTRAUENSBEREICH\nLayth Brentano beschrieb sich selbst oft als \"f\u00e4higer Ingenieur, aber ein besserer Draufg\u00e4nger.\" Geboren in einer bitterkalten Region von Vann, Croshaw, verbrachte Brentano einen Gro\u00dfteil seiner Jugend drau\u00dfen und half bei der Instandhaltung des Bergbau-Au\u00dfenpostens seiner Familie. Bei dem rauen Wetter mussten die Maschinen h\u00e4ufig repariert werden und Brentano verbrachte viele Stunden damit, gegen die K\u00e4lte geb\u00fcndelt, seinem Onkel zu helfen, kaputte Teile so gut wie m\u00f6glich zu flicken. W\u00e4hrend dieser Zeit entwickelte er eine Leidenschaft f\u00fcr Mechanik, die sein ganzes Leben andauern sollte.\n\nEin Stipendium brachte Brentano nach Reisse, um die Universit\u00e4t von Rhetor zu besuchen. Dort, umgeben von Ingenieurskollegen, merkte er bald, dass er zwar sehr erfinderische Ideen hatte, deren Ausf\u00fchrung aber ein Ma\u00df an K\u00f6nnen erforderte, das nur Spitzenstudenten besa\u00dfen. Ein Ingenieur im Besonderen w\u00fcrde dies Brentano hervorheben.\n\nTetsuya Lang war auf dem Campus f\u00fcr seine Genialit\u00e4t ber\u00fcchtigt. Lang begann w\u00e4hrend seines ersten Jahres an M\u00f6glichkeiten zu arbeiten, die thermische Ausdehnung von Metallen abzuschw\u00e4chen und h\u00f6rte nie damit auf. Lang pr\u00e4sentierte seiner Klasse im dritten Jahr ein Update seiner laufenden Arbeit, als ein Kommentar von Brentano ihn zu einer L\u00f6sung f\u00fcr ein Problem inspirierte, das monatelang den Fortschritt behindert hatte. Die beiden wurden schnell unzertrennlich, wobei Lang erkannte, dass Brentano sich durch nicht-lineares Denken auszeichnete und ein Auge f\u00fcr die Anwendung hatte. Brentano stellte fest, dass hitzebest\u00e4ndige Panzerungen die thermische Ausdehnung oft dadurch ausgleichen, dass andere Materialien zwischen den Teilen eingearbeitet werden. Wenn sie diese anderen Materialien begrenzen k\u00f6nnten, k\u00f6nnten sie einen sichereren und robusteren Anzug bauen. Nachdem Langs erste Experimente vielversprechend waren, k\u00fcmmerte sich Brentano um den m\u00fchsamen Bewerbungsprozess, der den beiden ein prestigetr\u00e4chtiges UEE-Forschungsstipendium f\u00fcr Studenten und ein eigenes Labor auf dem Campus bescheren sollte. Nach ihrem Abschluss bekamen ihre Experimente ein Forschungsstipendium und ein provisorisches Labor auf Persei, wo die meiste Spitzenarbeit im Imperium geleistet wurde.\n\nKETTENREAKTION\nDie anf\u00e4ngliche \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung von Brentanos und Langs Arbeit auf Persei hob einige kritische Punkte hervor, die die beiden \u00fcbersehen hatten. Als sie in ein kleines Labor in der N\u00e4he der lauten Landepl\u00e4tze versetzt wurden, wusste Brentano, dass ihr Stipendium auf dem Spiel stand. Dann, eines Tages auf dem Flur, kam Brentano mit Akili Harris aus einem nahe gelegenen Labor des Innenministeriums ins Gespr\u00e4ch. Der ehemalige Navy-Pilot flog Forschungsmissionen und sammelte Kernproben von Planeten, Monden und Asteroiden. Die beiden verbanden sich durch Erz\u00e4hlungen \u00fcber die Arbeit unter rauen Wetterbedingungen, und es war schnell klar, dass sie mehr Zeit in extremen Umgebungen verbracht hatte als jeder andere, den Brentano je getroffen hatte. Er schleppte sie praktisch zur\u00fcck in ihr Labor. Nachdem sie ihre Arbeit begutachtet hatten, zeigte Harris eine seltsame geometrische Narbe auf ihrem linken Bein, die dort vor Jahren eingebrannt wurde, als ein hydrothermaler Schlot unerwartet ausbrach und einen Teil ihrer R\u00fcstung schmolz. W\u00e4re ihre Technologie verf\u00fcgbar gewesen, w\u00e4re sie vielleicht nicht verletzt worden.\n\nHarris kehrte am n\u00e4chsten Tag mit ihrer aktuellen R\u00fcstung in das Labor von Brentano und Lang zur\u00fcck, und sie begannen mit den Upgrades. Sie wurde ein h\u00e4ufiger Gast w\u00e4hrend Brentanos und Langs verzweifelten letzten Monaten auf Persei. Mit einer neuen praktischen Anwendung f\u00fcr ihre Forschung machten sie schnelle Fortschritte. Allerdings war das Timing zu sp\u00e4t und die beiden verloren ihr Stipendium. Gl\u00fccklicherweise hatte Harris in das Projekt investiert und bot an, den Umzug nach Mentor zu erleichtern, indem sie sogar die wertvollsten Ger\u00e4te selbst dorthin flog. Zum Dank bot Brentano Harris an, einen Anzug nach ihren W\u00fcnschen zu bauen. Sie stimmte zu und teilte weiterhin ihre Einsichten in das Design mit, wobei sie auf einigen wichtigen Merkmalen bestand, darunter reichlich Stauraum und ein ultra-bequemes Innenfutter. Der Prototyp beeindruckte Brentano so sehr, dass er Harris einen Anteil an jedem verkauften Exemplar anbot.\n\nHarris zog sich aus dem Innenministerium zur\u00fcck und arbeitete mit Lang an der Perfektionierung der Prototypen des Kalt- und Warmwetteranzugs, w\u00e4hrend Brentano versuchte, einen K\u00e4ufer zu finden. Regierungsbeamte nannten den Anzug erstklassig, konnten aber die hohen St\u00fcckkosten nicht mit ihrem Budget rechtfertigen. Potenzielle Investoren bef\u00fcrchteten, dass es sich um einen Spezialanzug handelte, den nur wenige brauchen w\u00fcrden, also machte sich Brentano auf den Weg, um zu beweisen, warum ihn jemand brauchen w\u00fcrde. Er bat Harris, ihn an den sch\u00f6nsten Ort zu bringen, an dem sie je gewesen war. Das Filmmaterial dieses Abenteuers in der verschneiten Caldera \u00fcberzeugte einige fr\u00fche Investoren, an Bord zu kommen, und inspirierte auch den Namen des Unternehmens.\n\nBrentano stresste sich \u00fcber die erste Auflage des Anzugs, der fast ein Jahr lang in den Verkaufsregalen lag, bevor er der hei\u00dfeste Kauf des Jahres 2942 wurde. Dieser pl\u00f6tzliche Erfolg hing von soliden Kritiken, starker Mundpropaganda f\u00fcr die wenigen verkauften Anz\u00fcge und ein wenig Gl\u00fcck ab. Ende 2941 enth\u00fcllte ein Regierungsbericht, dass das k\u00fcrzlich entdeckte Kabal-System einen Planeten mit uralten Tevarin-Siedlungen enthielt. Von den ersten Scans \u00fcbersehen, aber von einem Erkundungsteam zu Fu\u00df entdeckt, \u00fcberschwemmten Bilder von au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlichen Tevarin-Geb\u00e4uden, die mit einheimischer Pflanzenwelt bedeckt waren, das Spektrum. Brentano sah einen sofortigen Anstieg der Verkaufszahlen und schlug daraus Kapital. Er schnitt das Filmmaterial von seiner Reise mit Harris zu dem ber\u00fchmten Werbespot um und brachte es auf so viele Landezonen-Videobildschirme wie m\u00f6glich. Mit den steigenden Verkaufszahlen und dem zunehmenden Interesse der Verbraucher an Entdeckeranz\u00fcgen sicherte sich Caldera die Finanzierung f\u00fcr eine gr\u00f6\u00dfere Produktionsserie und blickte nie zur\u00fcck.\n\nSeitdem hat Caldera den Betrieb schnell, aber klug skaliert, mit einem Auge auf die Beibehaltung der Qualit\u00e4tsstandards. W\u00e4hrend das Unternehmen seine Produktlinie strategisch erweitert hat, bleibt das Flaggschiff die Novikov- und Pembroke-Umweltanz\u00fcge, die eine breite und treue Fangemeinde anziehen, die von professionellen Entdeckern bis hin zu Wochenendabenteurern reicht. Tetsuya Lang treibt die Entwicklung neuer Produkte voran und t\u00fcftelt weiterhin an \u00e4lteren Designs, die seiner Meinung nach verbessert werden k\u00f6nnten. Akili Harris ber\u00e4t immer noch f\u00fcr Caldera, wenn sie nicht gerade auf einem eigenen Abenteuer unterwegs ist. In der Zwischenzeit beh\u00e4lt Brentano als CEO das gro\u00dfe Ganze im Auge und sorgt daf\u00fcr, dass das Unternehmen sein Image als Hersteller von zuverl\u00e4ssigen und langlebigen High-Tech-Umweltschutzwesten aufrechterh\u00e4lt. Er testet jedes neue Produkt pers\u00f6nlich im Feld und liefert wichtiges Feedback von Ingenieuren und Anwendern. Er erkundete sogar die Weiten seiner Heimatwelt Vann, w\u00e4hrend er den Novikov-Anzug trug. Als er f\u00fcr eine lokale Zeitung \u00fcber diese Erfahrung befragt wurde, antwortete Brentano, dass er \"froh war, dass ich so etwas nicht hatte, als ich ein Kind war. Ich h\u00e4tte meine ganze Zeit damit verbracht, im Schnee herumzulaufen, anstatt mich in die Technik zu verlieben.\"","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 8.10.\n\u201cTAKE THE NEXT STEP\u201d\nThis slogan is the first thing many associate with Caldera, an armor manufacturer that strives to master environmental extremes. Initially considered a niche market, Caldera has exceeded even CEO Layth Brentano\u2019s wildest expectations thanks to the now-famous slogan and ad that popularized the brand. The most iconic, featuring an explorer trekking through the snow with a raised arm braced against the bitter wind, could be found on a near-perpetual loop in spaceports around the UEE. In it, the protagonist\u2019s Novikov armor accumulates frost and snow as they summit the rim of a massive caldera moments before sunset. The drone camera, buffeted by high winds, follows shakily and with each step reveals an incredible panoramic view of the crater. The now iconic slogan then fading into the top half of the ad.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve always loved that ad. It embodies what I want people to feel when wearing Caldera; awe on a personal scale,\u201d said Brentano. \u201cPlus, that ad features the actual prototype suit and the person wearing it is the reason we\u2019re around.\u201d\n\nCONFIDENCE INTERVAL\nLayth Brentano often described himself as a \u201ccapable engineer, but a better go-getter.\u201d Born in a bitterly cold region of Vann, Croshaw, Brentano spent much of his youth outside helping maintain his family\u2019s mining outpost. In the harsh weather, the machines frequently needed repairs and Brentano dedicated long hours, bundled up against the cold, helping his uncle patch broken parts as best he could. All the while, he developed a passion for mechanics that would last his entire life.\n\nA scholarship brought Brentano to Reisse to attend the University of Rhetor. There, surrounded by fellow engineers, he soon realized that while he had very inventive ideas, executing them required a level of skill that only top students possessed. One engineer in particular would highlight this to Brentano.\n\nTetsuya Lang was infamous around campus for his genius. Lang began working on ways to mitigate thermal expansion on metals during his first year and never stopped. Lang was presenting an update on his ongoing work to his third-year class when a comment from Brentano would inspire a solution to a problem that had stymied progress for months. The two quickly became inseparable, with Lang recognizing that Brentano excelled at non-linear thinking and had an eye for application. Brentano noted that heat resistant armor often accounted for thermal expansion by incorporating other materials between the pieces. If they could limit those other materials, they could build a safer and sturdier suit. Once Lang\u2019s initial experiments showed promise, Brentano handled the arduous application process that would grant the pair a prestigious UEE student research grant and their own lab on campus. By graduation, their experiments were given an R&D grant and a provisional lab on Persei, where most of the cutting-edge work in the Empire was done.\n\nCHAIN REACTION\nThe initial review of Brentano and Lang\u2019s work in Persei highlighted several critical benchmarks that the pair missed. When they were reassigned to a small lab near the loud landing pads, Brentano knew their grant was on the line. Then, one day in the hall, Brentano struck up a conversation with Akili Harris from a nearby Department of the Interior lab. The former Navy pilot flew research missions collecting core samples from planets, moons, and asteroids. The two bonded over tales of toiling in harsh weather conditions, and it was quickly apparent that she had spent more time in extreme environments than anyone Brentano had ever met. He practically dragged her back to their lab. After examining their work, Harris showed off a strange geometric scar on her left leg, seared there years ago when a hydrothermal vent unexpectedly erupted and melted part of her armor. If their tech had been available, maybe she wouldn\u2019t have been injured.\n\nHarris returned to Brentano and Lang\u2019s lab the next day with her current armor kit and they began making upgrades. She became a frequent guest during Brentano and Lang\u2019s frantic final months in Persei. With a new practical application for their research, they made fast progress. However, the timing was too late and the pair lost their grant. Fortunately, Harris had become invested in the project and offered to help facilitate their move to Mentor, even flying the most valuable equipment there herself. To thank her, Brentano offered to build Harris a suit to her specifications. She agreed and continued to share her insights into the design, insisting on several key features including ample storage and an ultra-comfortable inner lining. The prototype impressed Brentano so much he offered Harris a cut of every one sold.\n\nHarris retired from the Department of the Interior and worked with Lang to perfect the cold and warm weather suit prototypes while Brentano tried to find a buyer. Government officials called the suit first-class but couldn\u2019t justify the high per-unit cost with their budget. Potential investors worried it was a specialist suit that few would need, so Brentano set out to prove why someone would want it. He asked Harris to take him to the most beautiful place she\u2019d been. Footage from that adventure to the snowy caldera convinced several early investors to come onboard, and also inspired the company\u2019s name.\n\nBrentano stressed over the suit\u2019s first run as it sat on store shelves for almost a year before becoming the hottest buy of 2942. This sudden success hinged on solid reviews, strong word of mouth on the few suits sold, and a little luck. In late 2941, a government report revealed that the recently discovered Kabal system contained a planet with ancient Tevarin settlements. Missed by the initial scans but discovered by a survey team on foot, pictures of extraordinary Tevarin buildings covered in native plant life flooded the spectrum. Brentano saw an immediate increase in sales and capitalized. He recut footage from his trip with Harris into the famous ad and put it on as many landing zone vid screens as possible. With sales spiking and increased consumer interest in explorer suits, Caldera secured funding for a significant production run and never looked back.\n\nEver since, Caldera has scaled operations swiftly but smartly, with an eye on maintaining quality standards. While it has strategically expanded its product line, its flagship product remains the Novikov and Pembroke environmental suits, which attracts a wide and loyal fan-base spanning professional explorers to weekend adventurers. Tetsuya Lang drives new product development and continues to tinker with older designs he believes could be improved. Akili Harris still consults for Caldera when not out on an adventure of her own. Meanwhile, Brentano keeps his eye on the big picture as CEO and keeps the company focused on maintaining its image as a manufacturer of dependable and durable high-tech environmental armor. He personally field-tests every new product and provides vital engineering and user feedback. He even explored the far reaches of his homeworld of Vann while wearing the Novikov suit. When asked about the experience for a local paper, Brentano replied that he was \u201cglad I didn\u2019t have one of these when I was a kid. I would\u2019ve spent all my time running around in the snow instead of falling in love with engineering.\u201d"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":16,"created_at":"2021-03-03T02:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"5 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 20:23:11","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":18013,"next_id":18017}}