Write Science Fiction Exposition Without Info-Dumping

Your novel grinds to a halt every time you explain how the world works. This critiques a passage you suspect is an info-dump, then rewrites it using techniques like revelation through conflict and detail in motion. You get the same essential information delivered without the reader skimming ahead to find the story again.

I'm writing a science fiction novel set in {WORLDBUILDING_CONCEPT} and I'm struggling to convey essential technical or world information without grinding the narrative to a halt.

Here is a passage I've drafted that may be info-dumping: {DRAFT_PASSAGE}

Please critique this passage for info-dumping, then rewrite it using at least two of the following techniques:
- Revelation through character conflict or misunderstanding
- Embedding world detail in sensory action
- Using an unreliable or partial narrator to naturalise gaps
- Iceberg principle: imply more than you state

After the rewrite, briefly explain which technique you used and why it works better here. Keep the rewritten passage under {WORD_COUNT} words.