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1.1 MISSION OBJECTIVES FOR GALAXY CLASSPROJECT1.1.1 Galaxy Class Starship Development Project logoStarfleet has long been charged with a broad spectrum ofresponsibilities to the citizens of the Federation and to thelifeforms of the galaxy at large. As the volume of exploredspace continues to grow, and with it the Federation itself, sodo Starfleet's duties.These duties range from relatively mundane domesticand civil missions, to cultural contact and diplomacy, todefense, to our primary mission of exploration and research.Many of these responsibilities are best carried out with relativelysmall, specialized ships. Yet there continues to be anongoing need for a small number of larger, multimissionvehicles that are capable of implementing the complete rangeof Starfleet's objectives. This need has in fact grown as thevolume of relatively unexplored space within Federation influencecontinues to expand.The Galaxy class <strong>star</strong>ship represents Starfleet's mostsophisticated achievement in multimission ship systemsdesign.Pursuant to Starfleet Exploration Directive 902.3, thefollowing objectives have been established for the GalaxyClass Starship Development Project:• Provide a mobile platform for a wide range of ongoingscientific and cultural research projects.• Replace aging Ambassador and Oberth class <strong>star</strong>shipsas primary instruments of Starfleet's exploration programs.• Provide autonomous capability for full execution of Federationpolicy options in outlying areas.• Incorporate recent advancements in warp powerplanttechnology and improved science instrumentation.To provide for these objectives, the Starfleet SpacecraftDesign Advisory Commission recommended to the AdvancedStarship Design Bureau that the Galaxy class <strong>star</strong>ship meetor exceed the design goals in the following specificationcategories:PROPULSION• Sustainable cruise velocity of Warp Factor 9.2. Abilityto maintain speeds of up to Warp 9.6 for periods of up to twelvehours.• Fifth-phase dilithium controlled matter/antimatter reactorprimary power. Sustainable field output to exceed 1,650cochranes, peak transitional surge reserve to exceed 4,225%of nominal output (170 ns phase).• Warp driver coils efficiency to meet or exceed 88% atspeeds up to Warp 7.0. Minimum efficiency of 52% to bemaintained through Warp 9.1. Life cycle of all primary coilelements to meet or exceed 1,200,000 cochrane-hours betweenneutron purge refurbishment. Secondary coil elementsAuthors' note: We will occasionally step out of the Star Trek scenario for a moment to relate a bit of trivia or backgroundinformation. Footnotes such as this will be separate from the main body of the Technical Manual. A key to many of theacronyms, abbreviations, and units of measure used in this book can be found in the Index, beginning on page 182.

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