It also possessed a disproportionately prominent and well-armed security detail, standing guard at various restricted access points throughout the ship. ( DIS episode: " The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry")ĭue to the top secret (and in some cases dangerous) research projects being conducted on Discovery, its internal security was much more rigid and compartmentalized than was regular protocol on Starfleet vessels breath print identification locks were used to restrict access to different sub-sectors. Stamets had intended his research to pursue purely theoretical knowledge and peaceful applications but, with the outbreak of war, Discovery was rapidly constructed to perfect the military applications of his research.
( DIS episode: " Context Is for Kings")ĭiscovery was built from the ground up to be a test bed for the experimental spore drive, based on the research of Paul Stamets and his colleagues. In contrast, the crew of Glenn took bolder risks to develop it more quickly, resulting in an accident which killed the entire crew and crippled the ship. Discovery only used it in short bursts while attempting to perfect it into a reliable drive system. Much research and refinement remained to be done as of late 2256, but if perfected it had the potential to instantly traverse vast galactic distances in the blink of an eye. ( DIS episode: " Context Is for Kings")īoth Discovery and its sister ship, the USS Glenn, were equipped with an experimental spore drive for field testing. The ship's facilities were able to accomodate three hundred discrete scientific missions, a Starfleet record at the time.
( DIS episode: " Context Is for Kings")Īs a Crossfield-class starship, Discovery was officially designated a science vessel. Its motto was "All things can be understood once they are discovered the point is to discover them." ( DIS episodes: " Context Is for Kings", " Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")īy November of 2256, it was still considered impressively new, fresh out of the shipyards, and equipped with some of Starfleet's most advanced technologies (in contrast with the relatively old USS Shenzhou). Discovery was launched into service from the San Francisco Fleet Yards, Earth.
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