1. Design a vessel integrating all the latest technology, especially that acquired by Voyager while in the Delta quadrant.
2. Re-integrating crew family accommodations for long missions.
3. A vessel large enough to house multiple research facilities (perhaps the largest amount ever placed on a Starfleet vessel)
4. A vessel with low-profile weaponry, equipped with low "stealth" energy
signatures.
5. Shielding capable of withstanding heavy attack, without necessarily using methods of "hostile engagement
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