This "Chapter Seventeen" is a matter of eating dessert first.
Intended to be merely a portion of a future book, it has references and implications that would only be clear on reading the whole book, and perhaps its predecessors.
There should be enough information for it to make sense on its own, though, and there are some things in it which are only there for entertainment purposes.
It's simply a glimpse into a possible future. That's what I do.
It sounded as if, in one part, it was describing the ship you are currently building, is why I asked...referring to the greenery areas and wildlife and such.